Different birds look for different nest box styles and entrance sizes. Smaller songbirds like chickadees and wrens prefer snug entrance holes around 1 to 1.5 inches, while larger birds need bigger ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place for eggs and nestlings. Nearly all birds use a nest of some kind, ...

I’ve been snooping on cavity nesters of late. Thank goodness a bit of their nesting lives takes place where humans can relish the action. To wit, a nest box in the yard where a black-capped chickadee ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years ...

It balances nesting science with color and charm.

Anyone who puts up a feeder in their backyard is probably acquainted with chickadees. I was lucky enough to grow up with parents who were really into backyard bird feeding and have known these birds ...