SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) -- They pop up with amazing regularity along the park roads of Antietam National Battlefield -- little shoebox-sized cedar boxes hanging vertically on fence posts, metal signs and ...

Bluebirds aren't the only species to use nest boxes! Learn about tree swallows' nesting habits and why you should welcome ...

Last month, I wrote about Stiles Thomas, who six decades ago was known as “the bluebird man of Bergen County.” Over five years, Stiles put up almost 200 bluebird boxes in Allendale, Saddle River, ...

The bluebird became New York's state bird on May 18, 1970. Bluebirds lay 4-5 light blue eggs. Nests are cup shaped, made of woven grass or pine needles. Nesting boxes should be up by April, but can be ...

Though it’s too early for Western bluebirds to be nesting, they’ve been recently seen going in and out of area nesting boxes. “During the winter they seem to periodically check out the nesting box ...

“Poppi, did you bring the birdhouse?” Garek asked. When I arrived at my daughter Nora’s house in western North Carolina last week, my five-year old grandson Garek was bubbling with excitement. He ...

Ten of a dozen bluebird homes along the Prairie Bluff Conservation Area have been destroyed, and the woman who monitors them wonders who is responsible. Roberta Cvetnic, 81, monitors 65 birdhouses for ...

If you want to see a great example of citizen-driven conservation success, look no further than the nearest bluebird box. Eastern bluebirds are found across much of the state’s rural landscape today.

Find out what actually attracts bluebirds—from the foods they love to the simple yard changes that make them stay.

The regular monthly meeting of the Bluebird Trail Committee celebrated more than this group’s love of birds. It also recognized the 98th birthday of one of its first members. Edith Ryan and her late ...