Concern about how climate change affects food security usually focuses on agriculture in resource-poor countries. But disruptions to weather patterns threaten food supplies for wildlife too. Walk ...

Introduction -- 2010. Starved in the nest -- 2011. Devotion to the last fledgling -- 2012. A successful clutch -- 2013. Clutch size and weather wipeouts -- 2014. Nesting novice ; Experiments with ...

Placement, construction, shape and material are essential nest considerations. Each species meets its own needs with its own style, developed over eons. Many bird species employ feathers in their ...

Birds are usually very choosy about where to put their nests. Some species prefer a site right next to a tree trunk where the nest is supported by small side branches, while others favor the ends of ...

SAUKVILLE – Prairies are rich wildlife habitats. They are so bountiful, in fact, sometimes they even host species that evolved to breed elsewhere. For proof we need only look at two restored ...

On a recent visit to Bethpage State Park, I went with Kathy Wegman, a retired environmental horticulturist, as she checked bluebird and tree swallow nest boxes. At the first bluebird nest box, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tree swallow is shown in Lido Beach, N.Y. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images - image credit) In an effort to help tree swallows find ...

In an effort to help tree swallows find homes and successfully breed, one woman is encouraging Halifax residents to build and install nesting boxes on their properties. Jessica Ryuzaki said the idea ...