The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle unfold ...

Sometimes it’s the little miracles we remember the most. For nearly 20 years we’ve had house wrens nesting at Mt. Hoo, so it became routine each spring knowing there was activity in the house wren ...

Pennsylvania has its own avian whad ya know of sorts. New evidence suggests the sandhill crane, a long-legged bird mostly of boreal forests or southern United States wetlands, is breeding in ...

I’ve been snooping on cavity nesters of late. Thank goodness a bit of their nesting lives takes place where humans can relish the action. To wit, a nest box in the yard where a black-capped chickadee ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years ...

Birds don't waste much time getting down to the business of nesting each spring. I've observed baby rob-ins and bluebirds that are already out of the nest. At home, I have nest boxes occupied by ...

Back in May my backyard pulsed with the songs of more than a dozen species of birds defending their newly established territories. Now mornings are quiet and still. Except for house wrens and American ...

House wrens are spunky little birds about the size of a newly hatched chicken. They once inhabited almost every backyard and garden, consuming insects and chattering away to inform the world of their ...

It’s that time of year when our feathered friends follow that age old quest to nest. This results in quite an opportunity for all the birders (aka birdwatchers) out there including yours truly. I was ...

Wrens are little brown birds that can easily be distinguished from most other birds by observing their high energy, upright tail, loud chatter and bold behavior. House wrens are spunky little birds ...