Roosting boxes give birds somewhere warm to visit during the winter, and it's not uncommon to see various bird types share ...

I’ve personally seen as many as a half-dozen bluebirds retire to a nest box on a cold winter evening. There are also reports of as many as 46 winter wrens, 50-plus pygmy nuthatches and 29 ...

A roosting box is different from a nesting box in that it provides shelter during long, cold winter nights, and more than one bird, often many more, can use the same box at the same time.

As colder weather approaches, I often get questions about winter roosting boxes. Many cavity-nesting birds roost (that is, sleep) in natural cavities, nest boxes, or specially designed roosting boxes.

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass ...

There are now eight such banding stations scattered around Indiana. Brookeville Reservoir had the largest number of captures in 2009 with 32; while an Indianapolis station tallied only six. Some ...

Running through spring 2024, it includes its own app and does not require a bird feeder to participate. New this year, participants have the ability to track backyard mammal sightings, too.