Almost every day, beginning in April, I make time (or an excuse) to get out somewhere in my outdoor realm in Carbon County. Birds are the reason. One family of birds that makes their return here is ...

One quick car ride will take you to a small town dubbed the “ Bluebird Capital of the World .” Although bluebirds naturally ...

A Wilson’s phalarope took to the skies in north-central Montana before dawn on June 21 and flew about 350 miles to eastern Idaho in 6½ hours. Its unexpected journey, captured by the Motus Wildlife ...

Blue Jays are a beautiful example of the brilliant blue and pure white found in our nation’s flag. Often seen only in flashes as they grab and go at a feeder, the striking blue and white contrast of a ...

Choose a bluebird feeder and follow the best feeding tips from fellow birders to attract more bluebirds to your backyard.

Bluebirds nest in cavities. So do starlings and house sparrows. These exotic species were introduced from Europe, and as their populations grew, they took over the nest sites favored by bluebirds. At ...

You put up the box. You waited. Nothing. Maybe a house sparrow moved in and trashed the nest, or the box sat empty all summer while the bluebirds you spotted in spring simply never came back. It’s one ...

One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my yard. For the past 21 years, I have deployed several nest boxes in the hopes ...

Close scrutiny of this particular House Wren nest shows the use of twigs, pine needles, grasses, feathers, and even some squirrel fur, but the real sign of success is the beautiful clutch of tiny ...

Would you like to see a bluebird? Take a walk through Como Regional Park and look and listen. Como is home to many bluebirds in the spring, summer and fall. The birds are attracted to the park’s open ...

Birdhouses are an excellent way to attract birds and provide them with shelter and a place to rest – and these from Amazon are proven to get the job done.