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 ...

Tree swallow nests across Pennsylvania are being collected for an investigation into the patterns that the common, fast-flying, cavity-nesting birds might incorporate into their nest construction.

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 ...

Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 44, No. 4 (JULY 2013), pp. 305-310 (6 pages) The nest environment can have important influences on incubation behavior and nestling development in birds. Nest thermal ...

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 ...

BUILT TO SUIT Birds, like people, build to suit, though birds are wa-a-ay more interested in camouflage than are we humans. Just as we have our styles of wood, adobe or brick, so do the birds: twig ...

Learn how to identify a male and female tree swallow. Find out about their nests, song, range map and what tree swallows eat.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Years ago, my wife and I took a ride along the coast. We ended up at Parker ...

From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

On a murky day toward the end of February, I went with a friend on the Boy Scout Camp Trail. Rain and warm temperatures had turned the snow to unpleasant deep slush and puddles in some places. As ...

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 ...