Happy March! As I write this it is March 1 – the beginning of a very nice forecast for the first half of this typically winter-like month. Who knows what the end of March and all of April will bring ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

With their brilliant blue plumage, bluebirds are a welcome sight in our gardens any time of year. Folklore says you’ll have good luck and happiness if you see a bluebird, and it’s always a treat to ...

“What should I do to keep house sparrows from tormenting wrens and bluebirds? Should I take the birdhouses down?” asks Ruth Armstrong of Niles, Michigan. Many people love to attract nesting bluebirds.

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – If you live on open woodlands, farmland or have a field close by, chances are bluebirds live in your backyard. It’s easy to attract a mating pair. Just give them food, water ...

One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - If you see a bluebird, there’s a chance it was born in a Toledo Metropark. The Toledo Metroparks have had their cavity-nesting bird monitoring program since 1988, where ...

Although a year-round native in many parts of the US, the beautiful bluebird and its soothing song, signals spring for much of the north. With its eye-catching plumage and associations with hope and ...