Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property. Many birds in The ...

We still are very much in the midst of winter, but it’s not too early to be thinking about spring and the birds. I asked Mike Eliot, an avid birder and owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Pleasant Hill, ...

Now's the time to put up your birdhouses. Nesting time for most birds is primarily from mid-April to the end of July. (Serge A. McCabe/2002) CORVALLIS, Ore. - It would be nice to say, "Hang a ...

Anna’s hummingbird nests are so small that not even one parent can sit in it. Tacoma Nature Center Courtesy What do you think of when you hear “bird’s nest”? Most of us probably think of a cup-shaped ...

Feeders, water and birdhouses are three good ways to bring birds to your yard. The latter offers pleasures the former do not. Birds that nest in houses or boxes are obligate cavity nesters: obligated ...

Squirrel nests and bird nests may look similar at first glance, but they are fundamentally different in structure, materials, size, and purpose. Squirrel nests, or dreys, are round, bulky, and ...

There are few bird-watching experiences more rewarding than setting up a birdhouse and having a pair of birds select it as their home to raise young. Get ready for an adventure as you witness the ...

SAUKVILLE – Prairies are rich wildlife habitats. They are so bountiful, in fact, sometimes they even host species that evolved to breed elsewhere. For proof we need only look at two restored ...

Navigating a city is hard enough if you're a human with two good legs and Google Maps. But if you're a bird, the perils of the urban environment are far more varied. In spite of this, bird life is ...

Squirrel nests, or dreys, are large, round, and insulated structures built for year-round shelter and raising young. Bird nests are typically smaller, cup-shaped, and made from finer materials, ...