But you don’t need a backyard to get into birding. Just find a place to sit and look up: a patch of grass, a fire escape, ...

After visiting your hummingbird feeder, your local hummers may need a place to rest and look out for intruders. That's where ...

Ideally, you should position your bird feeder around 10 feet away from trees or shrubs to prevent squirrels from jumping onto ...

Bluebird enthusiasts may be experiencing frustration with nest predation and ant infestations. Hummingbirds, orioles, and ...

Adding more birdhouses to your yard is a fun experience, from picking which adorable birdhouse kits are worth buying to ...

There's nothing worse than bugs wreaking havoc on a garden you've put so much work into. It can surely give you a headache.

Tompkins County in New York State is arguably the best birded county in North America. Cornell University, with its Cornell ...

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

I had my first fall migrant in the yard — a male rufous hummingbird. It is amazing how early these guys show up each year. It has ...

Birds can nest in inconvenient spots like flower pots, planters, and hanging baskets. There are rules against disturbing nests—we explain when you can remove one.

If you've spent the time making your yard more attractive to birds, it's likely you've got a couple of nests. But sometimes ...

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I typically think ...