It is only early March, with Old Man Winter still looming large in the rearview mirror. But the birds speak – literally – of spring. Ever-lengthening daylight hours trigger our earliest songbirds to ...

Carolina wrens, unlike house wrens, live here year-round. So Carolinas have a wing up, so to speak, on house wrens: They get first choice on nesting quarters. In fact, they’re well along with nest ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Spring is proceeding apace in this yard, despite my worst fears. For 28 of the 29 years ...

Carolina wrens have slightly more reddish plumage than northern house wrens. These stocky birds have a white eye stripe, bright rusty-brown plumage and beige below. They measure about 5 3/4 inches ...

Work to replace a functionally obsolete bridge in Brunswick County has been suspended indefinitely after a protected bird species was found nesting underneath. N.C. Department of Transportation crews ...

Carolina wrens get the prize for the most creative nest sites — this one inside of a bald-faced hornet’s nest. MARK NALE For the CDT It’s nesting time for our avian friends in Centre County. The ...

Birds don't waste much time getting down to the business of nesting each spring. I've observed baby rob-ins and bluebirds that are already out of the nest. At home, I have nest boxes occupied by ...