DEAR JOAN: We have bird families that build nests a few times each year under our rafters. We are very careful through this life process not to let the cats outside for a quick run, nor to pay too ...

For the seaside sparrow — a fleet brown bird that nests amid swaying cordgrasses in southern salt marshes — dangers come from all angles. Surging tides can swamp nests laid too low, and a bevy of ...

Wild Birds Unlimited explains what to do should you find a baby bird that fell from its nest or if a full nest has blown down from a tree. Check surrounding bushes and trees to see if the bird's nest ...

The first broods of bluebirds, Carolina wrens, and chickadees have fledged. So should we rid the nest boxes of old nest material and all its mess as soon as babies fledge? Research says, that depends.

Throughout Oregon and California, a grim phenomenon is taking hold: baby birds are trying to flee the intense heat by hopping out of their nests before they’re old enough to fly, plummeting to the ...

Nests can be found anywhere birds are found. Here, many of our species are forest nesters appreciative of the leafy camouflage protecting them from predators. They come in all sizes from the large ...

Summer nesting season is a busy time for birds. Two weeks ago a pair of mockingbirds shopped for twigs in my front yard. They picked up twigs that had fallen from a willow oak and tested them for ...

Every year, millions of baby birds leave the security of their nests, flying off into the uncertainty of the outside world. A single chick’s fledging takes just a moment, and all chicks in a nest ...