In the early part of April, there were sometimes two dozen mallards on my mostly icy home pond. There was one male who was not fully “dressed’” —while all the other males in the group had long since ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

In the summer, the tree sparrow nests on the ground in Alaska and across northern Canada, including much of the brushy territory around Hudson Bay and north across the tundra to where the ice begins.

Theory says that birds should choose nest sites that minimize their risk of predation, but studies often fail to show a connection between nest site selection and nest survival. Understanding these ...

When snow falls upon my yard in good amounts, I look for hardy winter birds just 5.5 inches long and weighing about as much as a slice of bread to appear beneath my feeders. They’re called American ...