The Daily News of Newburyport

Words on Birds: Nesting boxes aid cavity-nesting birds

Many North American birds are cavity-nesters — that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their own cavities. Many other ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

5 birds that love boxes — nest boxes, that is

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. Many birds in The ...
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The Difference Between Nesting Boxes And Birdhouses (& When To Use Them)

The difference between nesting boxes and birdhouses can be difficult to define. For example, it might seem obvious that a nesting box is somewhere for birds to nest and lay eggs, but what's a birdbox?
The Daily News of Newburyport

Prepare nesting boxes for spring birds

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that bluebirds were already checking out nesting boxes in our area. Putting up bluebird nesting boxes has enabled bluebird populations to rebound once again. A ...
The Journal Times

Bird nesting boxes installed at Myers Park

RACINE — Bluebirds and tree swallows may be attracted to the lakefront at Samuel Myers Park, thanks to a partnership between the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps and the City of Racine Health ...
Oregonian

Invite birds to nest in your garden by providing nesting boxes

Now's the time to put up your birdhouses. Nesting time for most birds is primarily from mid-April to the end of July. (Serge A. McCabe/2002) CORVALLIS, Ore. - It would be nice to say, "Hang a ...
Portland Press Herald

Ask Maine Audubon: Nesting boxes can use an annual cleaning

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The Scranton Times-Tribune

Tree seedlings and bird nesting boxes available

The Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for bare root planting stock through its Tree and Shrub Conservation Planting Program. Nesting boxes for a variety of wild bird ...
Portland Press Herald

Ask a Naturalist: Should bird nest boxes be cleaned?

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Action Reporter Media

Important to monitor bird nesting boxes

I have watched helplessly this morning. There was nothing more I could do. I have three bluebird nesting boxes in my back yard. I have monitored them closely all summer. The bluebirds have tried three ...
The Gazette

Bird Call: American kestrels on decline, nest boxes needed in Colorado to help grow population

Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...