Nests are generally thought of as a bird’s home, but it is more appropriate to consider them a nursery for raising baby birds. S.K. Winnicki, a Ph.D. candidate in avian evolutionary ecology at the ...

DEAR JOAN: A pair of house finches decided to make their nest in one of the eaves of my house. After they built the nest, things were quiet for at least four to five weeks as they apparently were ...

While the trees in your yard are most attractive to nesting birds, they might also choose your garage. Whether you can remove ...

It is spring in the northern hemisphere and birds initiate the remarkable architectural feat of building a home for the young. How is this accomplished? Hormones and Getting in the Mood Much of the ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Of all the nest boxes in our yard, the Carolina chickadees always choose ...

Q I opened a bluebird nest box to find dead chicks, overrun with large brown beetles. Did the insects kill the nestlings? The birds were almost old enough to leave the nest. A No, the beetles didn't ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. One day in late May, I spotted some weedy crud on my porch sconce. It looked ...

Squirrel nests, or dreys, are large, round, and insulated structures built for year-round shelter and raising young. Bird nests are typically smaller, cup-shaped, and made from finer materials, ...