Birds primarily use nesting boxes to raise their young in spring and summer, but a simple change can turn the abandoned ...

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...

While any time of year is good to put up an owl box, "winter is the optimal time," according to state ornithologist Allisyn-Marie Gillet. "This is a great time of year since owls are looking for ...

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...

Raising chickens in your backyard has become a trend not just for aspiring farmers, but for anyone wanting to be even a little self-sufficient. There's also something meditative about watching hens ...

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 ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

Ornithologists or those of you that would like to watch the birds in your gardens a little more closely, might be interested in the Birdfy Nest launched via Kickstarter. The modern styled bird box ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - If you see a bluebird, there’s a chance it was born in a Toledo Metropark. The Toledo Metroparks have had their cavity-nesting bird monitoring program since 1988, where ...