Nest boxes are a great way to observe your backyard birds. In fact, you will see behaviors that you never would have simply by feeding them. While the dynamics between different species at the feeder ...

The difference between nesting boxes and birdhouses can be difficult to define. For example, it might seem obvious that a nesting box is somewhere for birds to nest and lay eggs, but what's a birdbox?

Abi Gazzard received funding from the People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society. When large patches of woodland are swallowed by urban sprawl or when households ...

I love the outdoors! In addition to being a gardener, I am an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist. With that designation, I have been monitoring the bluebird trail in Austintown Township Park. There ...

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 ...

Frigid February will soon yield to balmy March, but eastern bluebirds aren’t waiting for a sunny day to begin nest construction inside my bluebird box. One morning with temperatures in the mid-20s, a ...

A juvenile peregrine falcon peeks out from under a nest box set up on top of the Chase building in downtown Lima. This falcon is one of four one-time chicks who recently emerged from the nest. LIMA — ...

Two new falcons at the We Energies Port Washington plant have laid their first eggs. This marks the start of a new chapter for the nest box. The new female falcon will likely lay one or two more eggs ...

A peregrine falcon born at the We Energies Valley Power Plant nest box earlier this year has been spotted in the wild. Trapper was one of nine peregrine falcon chicks born during the most recent ...

The first peregrine falcon egg of the season has been laid at a We Energies nest box at the Oak Creek Power Plant.We Energies says proud parents Essity and Joel are watching over their new arrival.