Cleaning out bird houses after nesting season is a must.

Caring for many bird species—from the itty bitty indigo bunting to the giant greater rhea—is all in a day’s work for Bird House keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Although renovations to ...

While putting up a bird house or bird feeder is a great way to attract birds to your property, the jury is out as to whether such attractions help or harm local biodiversity and overall ecosystem ...

I wanted to build a first-class home. Small enough to be cozy, but big enough to raise a family. I needed an ideal location, near a wooded area, with a natural supermarket nearby. And the design ...

Each year in the United States, up to one billion birds die after colliding with glass. In many areas, it’s a two-pronged problem: Light pollution attracts and disorients migratory birds, most of ...

The Bird House exhibition invites visitors to flock this way and soar into the fascinating world of North American shorebirds, waterfowl, and songbirds. As guests make their way through the shores of ...

While indigo buntings, for example, face less danger than other species, its grassy habitats could be reduced by increased wildfires and urbanization, and spring heat waves could affect their chicks’ ...

DEAR JOAN: I’d like to pass on to all bird lovers something important that I learned many years ago from my friend, Jeanne Milewski, of the American Wildlife Rescue Service in Scotts Valley. A peg by ...