How to choose and position a bird box ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the holidays, we received a tufted titmouse nest box, which we mounted on a tree in our side yard. Ridg Gilmer built the box out of reclaimed wood from an old shed on his property. He ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place ...

Q: A pair of bluebirds nested in one of our nest boxes this summer, and I'm wondering how summer heat affects the just-hatched young birds. Are they at risk? A: That extremely hot weather in mid-July ...