Bird Nesting Boxes I just got a note from a friend asking about bird box cleaning. I told him to clean out the boxes every spring, especially ones with tree swallow nests.

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection during nesting season.

Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property.

Birds will indeed use nest boxes to roost in during the winter. If you’d like to provide a cozy roost for them, I recommend placing a couple of inches of natural (no preservatives added) wood ...

It would be nice to say, "Hang a birdhouse and they will come," but attracting wild birds to nest in your yard isn't quite so easy.

How to prevent birds nesting on your roof The RSPB recommends nest boxes if your roof is not suitable or safe for birds.

Many bird species will use nesting boxes for the spring and summer but then migrate south when the weather turns cold. However, there are other species that spend the winter here that can benefit ...

Keep nesting boxes clean, too After addressing the need to keep bird feeders clean in my last column, we received a few questions about cleaning bird nesting boxes.

Rising heat levels can cause serious problems for birds in nesting boxes. Learn how to protect the feathered friends in your yard from high temperatures.

The Nest Project will be a citizen-led initiative asking Londoners to place bird boxes guerilla-style around their local areas in order to encourage more birds to nest.

Now Birdfy, which makes one of our favorite smart bird feeders, offers a Smart Bird House nesting box outfitted with a Wi-Fi camera and solar panel, so you can record a nature documentary in your ...