For the seaside sparrow — a fleet brown bird that nests amid swaying cordgrasses in southern salt marshes — dangers come from all angles. Surging tides can swamp nests laid too low, and a bevy of ...

First determine if the baby bird is a nestling or fledgling. The arrival of spring brings many changes to our natural surroundings. Flowers bloom, barren trees fill with leaves, and occasionally, baby ...

While most birds spend their time gathering twigs, leaves and branches to prepare their nests for their young ones, some lazy ...

Thanks to the love and care given by Promise's mom, Trust grew into a healthy, beautiful bird with lush feathers and a ...

DEAR JOAN: We have bird families that build nests a few times each year under our rafters. We are very careful through this life process not to let the cats outside for a quick run, nor to pay too ...

In the early 1900s, coal miners would bring canaries with them into the mines to serve as warning signals: If the tiny birds perished, it was an indicator that toxic gases like carbon monoxide were ...

In June, baby birds squawk in the nest while waiting for their parents to stuff food down their upturned gaping beaks. If we peer into the nest, the chicks will hunker down, still and silent. They’ll ...

July 12 (Reuters) - In a failed attempt to escape a record-breaking heat wave in late June in Pendleton, Oregon, more than 100 baby birds bailed from their nests. The downy babies, mostly Swainson and ...

Every year, millions of baby birds leave the security of their nests, flying off into the uncertainty of the outside world. A single chick’s fledging takes just a moment, and all chicks in a nest ...

Summer nesting season is a busy time for birds. Two weeks ago a pair of mockingbirds shopped for twigs in my front yard. They picked up twigs that had fallen from a willow oak and tested them for ...