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 ...

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 ...

In honor of Earth Month—and Earth Day later this week—we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with a series of stories that are all about getting outside and getting your hands dirty to benefit ...

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?

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 ...

Raritan Headwaters Association, the nonprofit watershed watchdog, will offer “how to” workshops on building rain barrels and bluebird nest boxes. The rain barrel workshop will be held on Saturday, ...

If you live in a city or suburb, it can be hard to feel connected to nature. But next time you step outside, pause, look and listen — even in the most densely populated areas, birds are almost ...

A new study of cavity-nesting birds in Ecuador shows the influence of deforestation on their habitat and reproductive success. Nest boxes could help. With an extendable pole fitted with a small camera ...

Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...

Cavity-nesting birds, like this black-cheeked woodpecker in Ecuador, rely on natural cavities, like the hole in this tree for nesting and reproductive success. (Daniel Karp, UC Davis) With an ...