Minnesota has 231 confirmed nesting species of birds, according to the recently published summary of our first breeding bird survey. Some of these are year-round residents.

Stop and read this before disturbing a bird nest. It’s best to avoid watering planters with active nests, as moisture can harm eggs; if needed, try using a watering globe. Most bird nests are legally ...

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully ...

Researchers studied four bird nests from European cities — built by carrion crows and Eurasian magpies — made out of anti-bird spikes and strips usually found on urban buildings ...

Birds have long been known to incorporate human-made materials into their nests. But in Amsterdam, where waterbirds like coots nest among the canals, something remarkable is happening.

“The Antwerp nest is really like a bunker for birds,” said Mr. Hiemstra, who calculated that it contained roughly 50 meters’ worth of anti-bird strips and 1,500 visible spikes.

Macroom Tidy Towns volunteers have been out and about during recent weeks undertaking much-needed weeding and a general clean ...

LINWOOD, Kan. (WIBW) - Operation Wildlife has put out a call for wicker baskets as high winds and thunderstorms have knocked new owlets out of their nests across the Sunflower State. Operation ...

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions. Accessibility links.

Researchers in Europe have found birds making nests from anti-bird spikes on buildings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra about his study of bird's nests that are made ...