Many North American birds are cavity-nesters — that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their own cavities. Many other ...

Last month, I wrote about Stiles Thomas, who six decades ago was known as “the bluebird man of Bergen County.” Over five years, Stiles put up almost 200 bluebird boxes in Allendale, Saddle River, ...

Eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis), often referred to as “harbingers of spring,” are small — about 7 inches — cavity nesters often found near meadows. A relative of the robin, this native songbird ...

Cold weather like we’ve had in recent weeks rarely deters early cavity-nesting birds. I already have a Carolina wren nest with four eggs about to hatch and several complete bluebird clutches. Nesting ...

Feeders, water and birdhouses are three good ways to bring birds to your yard. The latter offers pleasures the former do not. Birds that nest in houses or boxes are obligate cavity nesters: obligated ...

Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property. Many birds in The ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The types of birds that you attract in your yard can play a big role in the type of nesting activity that you'll see in your bird box and when ...