NEW YORK —The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has several tips to help ground-nesting birds during the mowing season. While grasses are getting greener and flowers are blooming ...
Have you ever heard the old expression that “He, or She, has a bird nest on the ground?” The meaning of the expression is usually interpreted as someone has discovered something that brings them high ...
The thunder rolled and lightning danced among the jagged peaks as a summer rainstorm soaked the alpine meadows of California’s Sierra Nevada. Our parkas were zipped tight and heads down as we plodded ...
The best way to attract birds to your birdhouse is to select a house that is correctly sized for the bird you want to attract ...
Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks workers are building a new 1.5-mile-long trail on Gunbarrel Hill – in large part to protect vesper sparrows and other ground-nesting songbirds. The new Vesper ...
Back in January, I reported on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Eagle Cam that was in place to deliver a live video stream via the Internet of a pair of nesting bald eagles near Codorus State Park ...
A ringed plover sits motionless on a shallow nest placed directly on pebbled ground. Its plumage blends so closely with the surrounding stones that the bird is difficult to detect. By remaining ...
When most people think of bird nests, they picture a tea-cup-sized structure built of grass and twigs. Many nests, in fact, do resemble grassy cups, but the full range of bird nests embraces ...
If you want to see more majestic owls visiting your yard, you may be using the wrong type of birdbath. Here's what you need in a birdbath to attract owls.
The first day of spring is still a month away, yet many Georgia songbirds already are bursting out in song. Other are performing elaborate courtships to lure nesting mates.