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Here's When It's Okay To Remove A Bird's Nest (& Avoid Hurting Any Birds)

No matter how many birdhouses you hang around your yard, birds will make a nest anywhere they feel safe. In your trees or bushes? Naturally. Under the eaves of your roof? Sure, because it stays nice ...
The New York Times

I Love Finding Birds’ Nests, but What’s in Them Troubles Me

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully crafted ...
NPR

When birds build nests, they're also building a culture

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...
The New York Times

Snakeskin Isn’t Just a Fashion Statement for Birds

A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes. By Kate Golembiewski In 1889, the naturalist Allan Octavian ...
Newsweek

Fear of Snakes Exploited by Birds To Protect Nests

Snakeskin decor is a bold interior design choice—but for some birds, it's literally a matter of life and death. This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found ...
Star Tribune

When it's time to fly the nest, some birds may be reluctant to leave

When it comes time for young birds to leave the nest, they and their parents may not be on the same page. As a matter of fact, they may even be at cross purposes. Most youngsters are reluctant to ...