He figured minimizing the woodwork would make the project easier for children. He added a dowel to the generic bird box he bought online, but cautions that readers need to investigate if a dowel ...

Now that you know the top two mistakes to avoid when building a hummingbird nest box, here are other tips to keep in mind.

Read more: 9 Birds You Do Not Want To See In Your Yard The key to building a nesting box that hummingbirds will actually use ...

Expanding urbanisation and the loss of hedges and trees from gardens mean that there are now far fewer natural nesting sites for birds than there once were. By building and putting up nest boxes in ...

There will be a Backyard Bird Feeder event 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 7 at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge and the ...

Birds will freely drink from, or bathe in a lot of different containers, such as plastic boxes, shallow bowls, old pans or even terracotta plant saucers. Ideally, you need to make sure your chosen ...

Greencastle seventh-grader Hunter installs a bird nesting box on a resident’s window at Mill Pond Health Campus recently.

At the Nov. 23 program, MDC Naturalist Wendy Lott will talk about some of the common cavity-nesting birds found in Missouri. People will also have an opportunity to build and take home a nest box for ...