From porch lights to dryer vents, birds can nest in the most unexpected spots. Here’s how to make those places less appealing ...

Use physical barriers like mesh, wire, or by sealing holes and cracks to prevent birds from building nests in unwanted spots.

How to choose and position a bird box ...

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 ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place for eggs and nestlings. Nearly all birds use a nest of some kind, ...

It's a good idea to keep birds from nesting on your porch, as they could damage it. Instead, redirect them to other nesting areas with this hack.

One human's trash just might be an avian's armoire. Urban birds have long used a wide assortment of building materials to build their nests - galvanized nails, barbed wire, even sheet music by BJ ...

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building... When birds build nests, they're also building a culture ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra about his study of bird's nests that are made from anti-bird spikes. One human's trash just might be an avian's armoire. Urban birds have ...