If birds have started building nests on your porch, it’s crucial to block off their preferred nesting areas. Use mesh screens ...

Wild birds are fun to watch at backyard bird feeders, and by feeding on insects, they are a natural form of pest control. But when birds start to nest on your porch, in your attic, or other ...

We had a barn swallow who built a nest up under the eaves of my front porch. She had three batches of babies for four years in a row. I was happy to give her a safe, dry place to lay and hatch her ...

Every year for 35 years, we’ve had an eastern phoebe nest under the eaves of our back porch. ... we may all have to get used to seeing birds compete for nesting space in our own backyards.

Dear Heloise: I appreciate the recent letter about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. I was surprised by how many people wrote in with methods of how to discourage birds from building nests at ...

It’s that time of year here in our neck of Pennsylvania when it’s prime nesting season for our feathered friends. Case in point: Our home in Northbrook is now surrounded by nesting birds.

A cozy nest became a hot spot last month for a wayward bird perched atop a porch light in Mechanicsburg. Heat from the light bulb ignited nesting material at a row-home in the 700 block of Old ...

Two squabbling female robins, eight eggs and a few visiting male birds have been sharing a nest perched on top of a St. Thomas woman's porch light. While the two females appeared to be fighting at ...