Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter, when birds needs extra energy, and spring, when many species build nests and ...

Do not offer old, spoiled, or wet seed mixes to birds, as they can go rancid and grow mold that can produce toxins that are ...

Arizona boasts a bounty bird species, some that can been seen year-round and others that visit in the winter as they migrate from colder areas of the country. With the help of Jon Friedman with the ...

A few simple steps in your garden can make a big difference to help birds through cold weather... we asked expert birdwatcher ...

About 7 a.m. every morning there is a flurry with the arrival of a flock of about 15 junco in our backyard. As the day ...

Attracting birds is fun and educational. There’s no easier way to become more aware of the diversity of birds that surrounds us than to put out a backyard feeder and simply glance at it from time to ...

The cheery call of the black-capped chickadee adds light to the darkest days of the year in late December and early January. That’s one reason why I enjoy feeding birds in winter. It’s comforting to ...

Since I first started putting up bluebird nesting boxes back in 2016, I have had to think about a much less-beloved bird, the house sparrow, that also loves nesting in these boxes. House sparrows are ...

I've not seen anything on the feeding of birds and especially bluebirds. We used to see them around here, but now all we attract is sparrows. -- R.L., Tulsa. Robert M. "Bluebird Bob" Walshaw, charter ...

The house sparrow's Latin name is Passer domesticus. Passer is Latin for sparrow. Domesticus is you in your house and yard — domesticated. If you can't find people at a particular location you're ...