The best way to attract birds to your birdhouse is to select a house that is correctly sized for the bird you want to attract ...

A pair of nesting eastern bluebirds has raised three broods in our bluebird box since March, and the female just laid another clutch of eggs that will hatch by mid-July. Beginning in February, the ...

Eastern bluebirds are not really blue — it's the way light waves interact with their feathers. But they are a part of Michigan's natural heritage and now that it's nesting season, they can be spotted ...

A male eastern bluebird darts from its perch to the ground to capture an insect. When the light is angled just right, the feathers on the bird's back and tail flash a brilliant blue — so blue, in fact ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...

An eastern bluebird brings a pine needle to use in its nesting box in Freeport. Many factors will affect nesting success for eastern bluebirds. Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Our first question ...