I open the pantry door and the eastern phoebe flies off the nest. Her cup-shaped home is made of mud, covered in moss and cantilevered over a glass light fixture – an avian Fallingwater. Her nest ...

Over my 50 years living in Summit County, I have grown to have a special relationship with the birds that come to nest in my bird houses every summer. All of this has been changing the last few years ...

Looking for birding opportunities close to home? Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, ...