Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

Owners of bluebird boxes are being reminded to monitor them regularly as the nesting season is now in full flow. The boxes are frequently taken over by house sparrows, which are known to attack ...

Nesting season has started for bluebirds, and house sparrows often find bluebird boxes a most desirable nursery. That’s a problem. House sparrows can drive bluebirds out of man-made or natural nest ...

We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

Hard to believe that June is already on our doorstep in this busy and very active spring season! May has once again been one of the most wonderful months of the year – this year being especially ...

Sparrow-proof bluebird nesting boxes could help protect the species from invaders, an expert said yesterday. Stuart Smith of the Bermuda Bluebird Society, said bluebird boxes were often taken over by ...

Q: Just this morning, (Monday) the swallows arrived back to try again to nest in a box we put out for the bluebirds. Last year, sparrows took the box and that was the end of an opportunity to have ...

House sparrows drive me crazy. They crowd around bird feeders, suet cakes and bark butter while forcing birds like chickadees to wait in line to get nourishment. When I place mealworms in feeding ...

Q: After hearing some birds shrieking, I went to investigate and found a male and female cardinal chasing house sparrows away from a nest in a thick vine. The sparrows kept trying to come back but the ...