Planting the right trees and shrubs in your lawn can bring in birds, wildlife. Column

These plants included everything from tomatoes in the garden to field corn, dahlias and spreading petunias, to several types ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Flocks of crows covering trees in downtown Waterloo

WATERLOO | Skeletal trees shimmer in the fading half-light. Faint rustling turns into a full flap, and large black leaves leap off branches. Hundreds of crows swirl through downtown. Is Alfred ...
Birds & Blooms on MSN

The Ball of Leaves in Your Tree Is (Probably) Not a Bird Nest

Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Skip the bird feeder hassles, plant a native tree and feed multitudes

Bird feeders are great additions to the wildlife-friendly landscape, but they can be a hassle to keep clean and filled up, especially in our brutal summer months. In addition to all the fuss of ...
The Post-Journal

Caterpillars, Birds, And Trees

I recently heard a lecture by Jim McCormac, a biologist with the Ohio DNR. He argued that caterpillars, forest birds, and trees were dependent upon each other for survival. Each spring, deciduous ...
The Fresno Bee

Crows, and their poop, descend on downtown Fresno every winter. A birder tells us why

When they aren’t out learning to use tools or disrupting crime scenes, crows are known to get together and roost, especially in the winter, when thousands of the birds gather together to provide ...