Along the road the birds’ nests may be well hidden, but near the house, not so. Phoebes are back on the front door lintel; tree swallows are in the bird boxes we put up; barn swallows are in the barn ...

To begin with, Marjory, I’m sorry to hear about your little bluebirds. The adults will likely re-nest, but it’s still no fun to find dead baby birds. I’m also sorry if I spelled your name wrong. After ...

While many birds curtail, so to speak, their nesting efforts during the summer, the house wren does not. They just keep going. Let's take a closer look at this clamorous, nonstop nester. This ...

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle unfold ...

Where are your usual nesting house wrens and bluebirds? Same place mine are, I guess. We've neither seen nor heard a yard wren this spring; one nest here has been routine for years. The nest boxes I ...

Early this spring, I hung a small bird box from a pergola rafter ten feet from my kitchen window. I had high hopes that either Carolina chickadees or house wrens (both are cavity-nesters) would ...

Looking for birding opportunities close to home? Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, ...

For us, summer usually starts on Mother’s Day when our back-of-the-garage garden plot begins to take shape. Today we can see the first yellow flowers on our tomato plants and our peppers, zucchini and ...