A Baltimore oriole made its nest of mostly horsehair, while a pigeon just used an empty plastic garden pot. Birds use whatever is handy to build a nest typical for their species, but that varies as ...

Some bird's nests are more than just twigs — they're protected, purposeful, and best left alone. Here are the ones you should ...

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...

Here’s a fun quiz to celebrate bird nesting season in New Hampshire. Listen to this episode and see how many bird nests you can identify, just by hearing a description! Bird species choose different ...

It is spring in the northern hemisphere and birds initiate the remarkable architectural feat of building a home for the young. How is this accomplished? Hormones and Getting in the Mood Much of the ...

What Does a Pileated Woodpecker Look Like? Pileated woodpeckers are large, graceful birds, and may be easier to attract than you thought. As big as a crow, the pileated woodpecker is the largest ...

Biologists present the latest innovation in nest building: bird nests made from anti-nesting spikes. Researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Natural History Museum Rotterdam collected ...

Two summers ago, a patient looking out his Belgian-hospital window spied in a tree an odd, abandoned magpie nest of plastic and wire. He had, by coincidence, just read a newspaper article about a ...

What Does a Black-Capped Chickadee Look Like? Meet the black-capped chickadee, a beginner backyard birder’s dream. The small songbirds are considerably curious about humans and comfortable in our ...