Since I first started putting up bluebird nesting boxes back in 2016, I have had to think about a much less-beloved bird, the house sparrow, that also loves nesting in these boxes. House sparrows are ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

House sparrows drive me crazy. They crowd around bird feeders, suet cakes and bark butter while forcing birds like chickadees to wait in line to get nourishment. When I place mealworms in feeding ...

The most common bird I see around my town is probably the House Sparrow. This little bird is quite cute and I like watching them flit around and interact with one another… even despite knowing that ...

In neighborhood after neighborhood, bluebird nesting boxes that were once built and hung with loving hands have remained virtually untouched and unmonitored for years. Theoretically, one unmonitored ...

OULU - David Lindelof stopped his Buick along Highway B in Bayfield County and watched a bluebird perched on top of a wooden nesting house, just as a ray of sunshine poked through the clouds. "It's a ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

How do I work my bird feeders so I don't feed these "killer house sparrows?" -- F.M., Tulsa. As our imported house sparrow population eats just about any kind of store-bought seed, there's little ...