I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

In the Wilmington area there are many birds to see year-round. These birds can be spotted in your neighborhood, yard or local ...

Spring and summer are the seasons of the juvenile bird! Warm your heart with these too-cute photos of young birds out in the big world.

In the fall, it’s safe to give nesting boxes a good cleaning. While birds won’t use them for eggs, they will use them as ...

Nesting season offers so much joy to the backyard birder! Watching this adult male Eastern Bluebird feed and teach its young fledgling offers a glimpse into nature ...

A bluebird can’t sweat ... Typically after the first clutch leaves the nest I take down the first box and put up the “summer home.” I was lulled into a false sense of security this cool ...

DEAR JOAN: What is the right time to remove a nest from a nest box after the nestlings have fledged? I removed an abandoned nest last year that had four unhatched bluebird eggs. A new family ...

Of course, I wanted a pinch hitter for Ernie Clement batting just before, and he popped out. The next at bat ended strangely.

It recommends cleaning bird tables, as well as nesting boxes, regularly and removing any uneaten food.

Grab a lawn chair and go sit in your yard and just watch where they are going. Chances are that they have a hanging nest on the outer perimeter of a shade tree very nearby. By the time you read this, ...

Commercially available nest boxes come in a huge range of shapes and sizes, but beware: while some provide a perfect breeding cavity for birds, others are far from ideal. Here are our guidelines to ...