The first thing I did when I came to the Catskills was put up nesting boxes in the meadow. I hoped to attract bluebirds, those pretty little songsters, and I was thrilled when a pair tenanted a box ...

In the spring, long before the leaves emerge, eastern bluebirds (like this male) will scour the fields and forest edges for suitable places to raise a family. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON As I ...

A little one-ounce blue, orange and white bird is a good news environmental story, for a change. Amid what seems like never-ending doom-and-gloom reports about climate change, biodiversity loss, ...

Bluebirds have been among America’s favorite birds since the beginning. Their gorgeous blue feathers and mild manners make them easy to like. Plus, they readily nest in boxes so you can bring them ...