When summer temperatures rise, backyard birds can face life-threatening conditions inside their nesting boxes. The small wooden shelters might seem like they have plenty of insulation for ...

In honor of Earth Month—and Earth Day later this week—we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with a series of stories that are all about getting outside and getting your hands dirty to benefit ...

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 ...

It would be nice to say, “Hang a birdhouse and they will come,” but attracting wild birds to nest in your yard isn’t quite so easy. Don’t get discouraged if your nesting box doesn’t draw birds the ...

The Greenwich Audubon Center is hosting an afternoon of building and discovery, as families can learn how to support birds through the creation of their very own nest box on Saturday afternoon, March ...

If you live in a city or suburb, it can be hard to feel connected to nature. But next time you step outside, pause, look and listen — even in the most densely populated areas, birds are almost ...

Cavity nesting birds may use a birdhouse for winter shelter, but some birds hide out from the freezing cold in other ways.

Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...

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 ...

Cavity-nesting birds, like this black-cheeked woodpecker in Ecuador, rely on natural cavities, like the hole in this tree for nesting and reproductive success. (Daniel Karp, UC Davis) With an ...