Birds primarily use nesting boxes to raise their young in spring and summer, but a simple change can turn the abandoned ...

There they were, bluebird houses on top of many of the fence posts that lined the road just west of Bickleton, the self-proclaimed Bluebird Capital of the World. It’s spring, and thousands of ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

Happy March! As I write this it is March 1 – the beginning of a very nice forecast for the first half of this typically winter-like month. Who knows what the end of March and all of April will bring ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - If you see a bluebird, there’s a chance it was born in a Toledo Metropark. The Toledo Metroparks have had their cavity-nesting bird monitoring program since 1988, where ...

The USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program has long supported Audubon International’s effort to appreciate, understand, and maximize the usefulness of golf course out-of-play areas as ...

ST. LOUIS — On March 30, 1927, the eastern bluebird was officially designated the Missouri state bird by an act of the Missouri Legislature because it was "common in Missouri" and "a symbol of ...

For many rural and suburban residents in the region, one of the first signs of spring isn’t the appearance of buds on the trees or the grass turning greener. Rather, it’s the arrival of a beautifully ...

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