To a lot of people, March Madness means basketball tournaments, but it’s also happening right now in your own backyard. The eastern bluebird is everywhere in Johnson and Douglas counties and covers ...

Bluebirds are among the most recognizable backyard bird species throughout the United States. These delightful songbirds are sweet and gentle in nature, and their famous blue plumage is a welcome ...

Not everyone can have a bird feeder, let alone one that attracts the pretty, prized birds like Eastern bluebirds. Without so much a kernel of corn or a sunflower seed, residents can take a nature ...

A flock of 15 Eastern bluebirds was seen visiting a bird feeder in Kingston on Jan. 10, and included in this week's Rare Bird Alert from NH Audubon Society.Most are far south of here during this time ...

One of my favorite activities this month is to refocus on the eastern bluebird. As fate would have it, Mark Blum stepped up sharing the beauty that continues to find its way to his yard. If you can ...

Two of Ohio’s best-known and most-beloved birds are thrushes. One of them, the American robin, is a ubiquitous fixture in almost every habitat. Robins are often the first bird one encounters upon ...

In the spring, long before the leaves emerge, eastern bluebirds (like this male) will scour the fields and forest edges for suitable places to raise a family. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON As I ...

The behavior of adult Eastern Bluebirds feeding nestlings and fledglings and the diet of young bluebirds were studied in southeastern Michigan from 1971 to 1973. Females fed nestlings more often than ...

As our Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds prepare for fall migration, they need to pack on the pounds (or grams, in their case), so they feed intensely. This feeding frenzy is called hyperphagia and allows ...

Inviting visitors into your home isn’t recommended during this time of social distancing. But guests at your backyard bird feeder? That’s good therapy – and it benefits birds at a time when that’s ...