Host birds, of course, have evolved strategies to defend their nest and brood. Some sit tight and guard their nests, others may attack the intruder — yellow warblers even have a unique bird call ...

Bluebirds form close knit families. Young birds from the first brood often help out with other broods by gathering food for their siblings. While bluebirds do use nesting boxes, they also often nest ...

Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do. It shows amazing adaptability, biologist ...

As birdwatchers, we are trained to look for things out of the ordinary. That blot in a tree or movement in the brush just may ...

Ringing is a tool in bird migration research: it provides information on the migratory routes of various species, the rest and overwintering areas they use ... nest! Nest records are used for ...