The visits could be motivated by curiosity or a need for protection; either way, scrub jays are not good bird neighbors.

How to choose and position a bird box ...

Looking to welcome more owls? These top-reviewed nesting boxes make it easy — many even come with mounting hardware and wood shavings to get you started.

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 ...

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 ...

A Bellingham lumber yard, Upton residents, duck hunters and conservationists from around the state teamed up recently to donate materials and build 320 wood duck nesting boxes. On Feb. 10, ...

Garden enthusiasts with nesting boxes have been advised to carry out five essential tasks this weekend to support birds. The expert team at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine has published a detailed guide ...

About a month ago I described an active nest box in my grandson’s backyard. A pair of tufted titmice had built a nest and incubated and hatched five eggs. I promised an update on the nest’s fate; all ...

ST. LOUIS — On March 30, 1927, the eastern bluebird was officially designated the Missouri state bird by an act of the Missouri Legislature because it was "common in Missouri" and "a symbol of ...