When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps predators at bay. Researchers combined new and historical data to show ...

Here it is, barely spring in the Northland, and male eastern bluebirds are beginning to show up. And what a welcome sight ...

Many of our birds are cavity nesters, that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong ...

Spring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! For this month’s Chirp Chat, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez ...

and move your compost into enclosed bins to discourage birds from nibbling on old food scraps. Cavity nesting birds, like sparrows, sometimes build their homes in chimneys, dryer vents ...

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection ...

Covia’s Roff Plant accepted the Wildlife Habitat Council's challenge to build birdhouses as part of WHC’s Artificial Nesting ...

Birds build their nests out of everything ... “If the wood is really soft, a chickadee can hollow out their own nest, they are cavity nesters as well. Sometimes they line those nests with ...