The types of birds that you attract in your yard can play a big role in the type of nesting activity that you'll see in your bird box and when it occurs. However, no matter the bird variety that takes ...

Bird Nesting Boxes. I just got a note from a friend asking about bird box cleaning. I told him to clean out the boxes every spring, especially ones with tree swallow nests.

Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s ...

Inmates at Dumfries prison have been building bird nesting boxes to help bolster the population of common swifts in the ...

In the Extension guide The Wildlife Garden: Build Nest Boxes for Wild Birds, you'll find instructions on how to build a simple birdhouse, placement recommendations and box dimensions for about 18 ...

5 birds that love boxes — nest boxes, that is. March 31, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. by Keith Sutton A fledgling tufted titmouse peeks out from the nest box ...

Birds will indeed use nest boxes to roost in during the winter. If you’d like to provide a cozy roost for them, I recommend placing a couple of inches of natural ...

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 ...

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection during nesting season. Boxes for swallows and bluebirds are maintained by UWM.

Many North American birds are cavity-nesters — that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their ...

Nest boxes can be an excellent substitute for the holes found in old trees or dilapidated buildings that cavity-nesting birds, such as tits and sparrows, prefer. But in recent years, bird-welfare ...

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.