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, ...

Regular bird boxes don't work in winter because most bird nesting boxes are designed for spring and summer breeding rather than winter survival. During colder months, birds must cope with low ...

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 ...

L.F. asks: “Once a mom and dad have raised their young (in a birdhouse), and have 'kicked' the kids out, is it safe to clean out the birdhouse? I ask this because I wonder if some other bird might ...

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 ...

Who wants to see an owl? Who wants to hear an owl? Who wants to build homes owls? Who? Who? Who? If it's you, you, you, here ...

These cool Mr and Mrs Birdee nest boxes are the perfect lure to get a flock of birds flying into your garden for shelter. Spotted at this year’sLondon Design Festival, these awesome bird shelters by ...

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 ...

Clean-out doors in the bluebird boxes at Hickory Grove Park were closed earlier in March. They were left open all winter to discourage deer mice and house sparrows from moving in. A few bluebirds hang ...