Object previewCertainly, they can be called birds of destiny.They hatched on Earth Day and 18 days later the little house wren chicks entered the world on Mother’s Day.In between, these three… ...

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 ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard one random morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest ...

Last week I reported on the joyful arrival of seven house wren hatchlings in the little nest box at the edge of our garden here on Mt. Whoville north of Escondido. Sadly, only three have survived.

Birds don't waste much time getting down to the business of nesting each spring. I've observed baby rob-ins and bluebirds that are already out of the nest. At home, I have nest boxes occupied by ...

Birds look for physical stability of the site, protection from predators and harsh weather, and a readily available food supply. We’re hoping that Mr. and Mrs. Wren find all of that in our yard.

The female wren eventually selects one of his twig-filled cavities and builds a small plant fiber cup in a corner where she’ll lay five to seven eggs. In the meantime, other birds can’t use any of the ...

So they built a deep nest down among the roots of the geranium, and the mama bird is in there sitting on what I assume is a clutch of wren eggs. Article continues below this ad ...

On August 6, 2020, Ramírez-Garofalo and other researchers spotted something no one has seen since 1960 in New York City: three pairs of sedge wren nesting among the tall grasses and other native ...

The wren nest in the chickadee box came to a bad end, too, as it turns out. First there was an egg, and then there wasn’t an egg, which makes me think the rose thorns weren’t as much of a ...

I’m worried that the wren in my backyard may not have game. And by “game” I mean “the smooth moves that would enable this bird to successfully woo a lady bird.” Hope may be the thing ...