The wren, meanwhile, continued his rounds, moving from nest box to nest box, laying claim to them all. A female wren, if one ...

For eastern phoebes, a single nest requires so much incubating that splitting up the effort is almost sure to fail.

Few people pay much attention to woodpeckers. Either they are just things that live out there, or they are homewreckers.

Naturalists and volunteers at Erie Bluffs State Park check bird houses each week this time of year to chart nesting activity.

Red-listed species at risk of extinction include the swift, house sparrow ... only landing to lay eggs and raise their young. These birds typically return to the same nest each year, but their ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...

Birds play an important role in the ecosystem including naturally removing slugs and other pests from your garden.

The black-capped chickadee is universally adored as a feeder guest. Learn more about their song, nest and more.

Give your vampire-fighting allies something worth fighting for. Provide a safe environment with a variety of foods, water, ...

As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still ...

A summer of birdwatching reveals nesting mysteries, territorial truce, and daily song as local species — from phoebes to ...