Found across much of these eastern U.S. during the winter, these tiny birds can be tough to spot—providing a fun challenge ...

Sometimes it’s the little miracles we remember the most. For nearly 20 years we’ve had house wrens nesting at Mt. Hoo, so it became routine each spring knowing there was activity in the house wren ...

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle unfold ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Of all the nest boxes in our yard, the Carolina chickadees always choose ...

House wrens are spunky little birds about the size of a newly hatched chicken. They once inhabited almost every backyard and garden, consuming insects and chattering away to inform the world of their ...

The house wren is a native bird that is as much a legitimate part of the environment as bluebirds, tree swallows or other cavity-nesting birds. Anyone who has ever observed tree swallows and bluebirds ...

It’s that time of year when our feathered friends follow that age old quest to nest. This results in quite an opportunity for all the birders (aka birdwatchers) out there including yours truly. I was ...

I’ve been snooping on cavity nesters of late. Thank goodness a bit of their nesting lives takes place where humans can relish the action. To wit, a nest box in the yard where a black-capped chickadee ...

Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years that my husband and I have lived in this house, the elderly widow next door mostly shared our commitment to a ...

Work to replace a functionally obsolete bridge in Brunswick County has been suspended indefinitely after a protected bird species was found nesting underneath. N.C. Department of Transportation crews ...