Q: I'm monitoring bluebird boxes in Adams. In the past three weeks, I've found a dead swallow in an empty nest box, then yesterday a dead wren in another. — Nancy S., Adams A: I have encountered this ...

I let down the front wall of the bluebird house, the gateway to the inside of the box, and saw four eggs – three blue and one white – in the tiny nest woven from grasses. Oh, wow! The previous ...

House sparrows can enter any house a bluebird can use. They may kill bluebirds and take ... This keeps the female house sparrow occupied sitting on eggs for much longer than normal.

When we think of invasive species we don’t usually think of birds, especially birds that have been in our country for more than a century and are seemingly part of the natural order of avian species ...

Peter Rabbit's eyes twinkled when Jenny Wren said that she must look her old house over to see if it was fit to live in. "I can save you that trouble," said he. "What do you mean?" Jenny's voice ...

Nesting season has started for bluebirds, and house sparrows often find bluebird boxes a most desirable nursery. That’s a problem. House sparrows can drive bluebirds out of man-made or ...

Q We live in the country and have a lot of bluebird houses, which are being taken over by sparrows. How do we keep the sparrows out? A At this time of year, you have to check every day and pull ...

An effort to attract more Eastern bluebirds provided more habitat for tree swallows and house sparrows this past year. But Northern State University professor Alyssa Anderson said she is hopeful ...

This nature note is for bluebird landlords, those who have and maintain bluebird boxes. Recently I mentioned that house sparrows can destroy bluebird eggs and even kill the young. The “Sparrow ...

Despite their cute appearance, house sparrows are invasive and can cause more harm than good. Here's what to do to keep them away from your birdhouses.