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

Several of Ohio's eight owl species, including the threatened barn owl, benefit from nesting boxes. Winter is the best time to install an owl box as owls are seeking roosting sites and nest earlier ...

Winter may mean less work in the garden, but there’s still a lot you can do to positively impact the birds in your community.

Ornithologists or those of you that would like to watch the birds in your gardens a little more closely, might be interested in the Birdfy Nest launched via Kickstarter. The modern styled bird box ...

Gardeners have been advised to do one thing to their nesting boxes to attract robins in January. The red-breasted birds are ...

When summer temperatures rise, backyard birds can face life-threatening conditions inside their nesting boxes. The small wooden shelters might seem like they have plenty of insulation for ...

Many bird species will use nesting boxes for the spring and summer but then migrate south when the weather turns cold. However, there are other species that spend the winter here that can benefit ...

Clean-out doors in the bluebird boxes at Hickory Grove Park were closed earlier in March. They were left open all winter to discourage deer mice and house sparrows from moving in. A few bluebirds hang ...

Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...