If you'd like cardinals and other birds to visit your yard more often, then it may be a good idea to introduce this fast-growing berry tree to your property.

While female cardinals are busy gathering nest-building supplies, hummingbirds will be on the hunt for food. These tiny birds have high metabolisms and burn a lot of energy, so they need to make ...

A reader wants to know if the birds in their backyard understand what the other birds are communicating with their songs and calls. Not really, but they can pick up on warning calls or listen in ...

Cardinals have many symbolic associations that make them especially resonant first birds on New Year’s Day. For Christians, they represent the blood of Christ and therefore sacrifice and redemption.

If you are anything like me, it's easy to find yourself standing at a window captivated by birds at a feeder or flying around among the trees. We have robins, cardinals, eastern bluebirds, blue ...

A variety of birds build cup nests, which are often held steady by a base of twigs, bark shreds, grasses and mosses. They’re also held together by a layer of mud, spiderwebs, fur and hair.

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 ...