A baby bird falls out of its nest onto the ground — what should you do? A well-meaning person may want to help out, but sometimes it's best to just let nature be. Breeding season is in full swing ...

First determine if the baby bird is a nestling or fledgling. The arrival of spring brings many changes to our natural surroundings. Flowers bloom, barren trees fill with leaves, and occasionally, baby ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

The time-worn adage follows: "In like a lion; out like a lamb." It's a fit-enough description of the stormy weather here in central Oklahoma during this month of the year. The ferocity of Oklahoma's ...

The first broods of bluebirds, Carolina wrens, and chickadees have fledged. So should we rid the nest boxes of old nest material and all its mess as soon as babies fledge? Research says, that depends.

FOX CHAPEL, Pa. (KDKA) -- Spring is here, and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is sharing tips for what to do if you find a baby bird outside of its nest. Because of a mild spring, birds in ...

It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard. There it is—tiny, fragile, and utterly helpless-looking: a baby bird, ...

Young raptors are jumping out of their nests early as the extreme heat becomes unbearable, and wildlife rescue centers are getting dozens of calls a day from people who found the chicks on the ground.

Q I opened a bluebird nest box to find dead chicks, overrun with large brown beetles. Did the insects kill the nestlings? The birds were almost old enough to leave the nest. A No, the beetles didn't ...