Q We live in the country and have a lot of bluebird houses, which are being taken over by sparrows. How do we keep the sparrows out? A At this time of year, you have to check every day and pull out ...

A scant 50 years ago, the eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) was common throughout the rural portion of eastern North America. However, as a result of such factors as habitat loss (particularly the loss ...

Beckon beautiful bluebirds to your backyard by constructing predator-proof houses. I’ve learned how to build a bluebird house from a naturally hollowed log. In my experience, owners of hollowed logs ...

If you go to a garden center that sells bluebird houses, otherwise know as nest boxes, you could easily be overwhelmed by the different choices. Therefore I would like to talk about the different ...

Spring is just around the corner. With its arrival, bluebirds will be returning north from their winter migration to the southeastern United States and Mexico. If you’re lucky, they’ll pay a visit to ...

Drugan’s Castle Mound Country Club in Holmen has recently expanded with 12 new homes. Students from Onalaska High School, the Brice Prairie Conservation Association and Drugan’s are cooperating for a ...

I wasn’t a good landlord this past year. The tenants, however, faired seemingly well in their temporary spring and summer digs. This is what I was reminded of last weekend, while cleaning out and ...

Saturday, April 27, is the big Eastern Bluebird Festival in Warrenton. The governor just days ago proclaimed Warrenton a bluebird capital. For years, volunteers have built bluebird houses and shipped ...

There is a bluebird house in the future for every elementary school student in Region 12. And not just any bluebird houses but ones created by Joseph O'Brien, a Roxbury resident who passed away in ...