10 Ways To Stop Birds Nesting Where You Don't Want Them

Even if you love seeing birds in your yard, there are places where you don't want them nesting. Here's how to keep them out ...
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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 ...

Birds Wrecking Your Porch? Use These Humane Hacks to Keep Them Off

Keep birds off your porch by adding things they don’t like. Hanging old CDs, pinwheels, or aluminum foil will ward them off as birds don’t like their movement and the bright reflections they create.
The Journal

Tips to prevent barn swallow nests this spring

Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

Two essential bird feeder tasks all gardeners must do NOW before winter

WITH winter fast approaching, birds in your garden will soon struggle with the plummeting temperatures. So if you like having ...
Marin Independent Journal

Am I helping birds by putting out dryer lint? Yarn? Dog hair?

DEAR NANCY: It’s never a good time to put dryer lint out for the birds. It’s a tempting choice, being so fluffy, but it doesn’t hold up under chick-raising conditions, and can dissolve in the rain or ...
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 ...