The first broods of bluebirds, Carolina wrens, and chickadees have fledged. So should we rid the nest boxes of old nest material and all its mess as soon as babies fledge? Research says, that depends.

DEAR JOAN: What is the right time to remove a nest from a nest box after the nestlings have fledged? I removed an abandoned nest last year that had four unhatched bluebird eggs. A new family built a ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission took to Facebook earlier today to encourage people to clean and/or install their Bluebird boxes before the species starts laying their eggs for ...

I reached out to my friend Jim Bearden, the Bluebird Guy, at Green Meadows Preserve, just to be sure, and he says, yes! “It is the perfect time to clean them out. And clean them after each brood ...

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 ...