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!

The Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 110, No. 2 (Jun., 1998), pp. 218-225 (8 pages) I monitored 54 pairs of Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus), with artificial nest boxes placed near their nest cavities, ...

And I know the owl box isn't the problem because identical boxes have successfully attracted nesting birds to the back yards of several readers. The most recent excited announcement arrived last week ...

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 ...