Before I got the ladder folded, the wren appeared with a bill full of moss and put it in its new home. By nightfall, the nest was nearly complete. Since that day five years ago, 30 or more baby ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

Last week, I shared with you Jim Berry’s story about Carolina Wrens fledging in his garage. Jim watched the fledglings from afar and left their care to the parent birds. This is peak nesting season ...

In Massachusetts, it's not surprising to observe a plethora of black-capped chickadees flitting about in the tangled underbrush. Chickadees are, after all, the official state bird and have been since ...