It’s great that yours have been so successful—a sign that your yard is bluebird-friendly! Bluebirds begin scouting out nest boxes as early as late February, or even earlier in the south. If conditions ...

Bluebirds thrive in fields of short grass ... Audubon credits the introduction of nesting box programs across the country with helping to reverse the decline. The organization reported in 2019 ...

At the Nov. 23 program, MDC Naturalist Wendy Lott will talk about some of the common cavity-nesting birds found in Missouri. People will also have an opportunity to build and take home a nest box for ...

and can sneak into a bluebird nesting box. They're not welcome, however, and their nests are removed from the boxes at Maybury. With the addition of nesting boxes in neighborhood backyards and ...