Hard to believe that June is already on our doorstep in this busy and very active spring season! May has once again been one of the most wonderful months of the year – this year being especially ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - If you see a bluebird, there’s a chance it was born in a Toledo Metropark. The Toledo Metroparks have had their cavity-nesting bird monitoring program since 1988, where ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...

Eastern Bluebirds are not really blue — it's the way light waves interact with their feathers. But they are a part of Michigan's natural heritage and now that it's nesting season, they can be spotted ...

Clean-out doors in the bluebird boxes at Hickory Grove Park were closed earlier in March. They were left open all winter to discourage deer mice and house sparrows from moving in. A few bluebirds hang ...

We now have eggs in our bluebird nest. My wife Cindy discovered three eggs when she inspected our backyard box this week. Also, these eggs are white, which is unusual for bluebirds. Other WRAL Top ...

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute recently added a new bluebird trail. Arthur Pearson, Roger Tory Peterson Institute CEO is encouraging people in the community to experience the natural beauty of the ...

During the recent snowstorms, ARBird-L participants posted about finding dead bluebirds in their bluebird boxes. Bluebirds are cavity-nesting birds, but they do not typically remain in a cavity or ...

DEAR JOAN: On the first day of October, I figured I could safely remove the contents of our front yard bluebird house. I was overjoyed early this summer, when I spied some tendrils of dry grass ...