YAKIMA — Ah, the trials of the landlord. Fly-by-night inhabitants. Single-family domiciles converted — by the tenants — to multifamily. Late, or nonexistent, rent payments. But, ah, the rewards.

Are you looking for things to make out of logs and branches? Build log birdhouses by learning how to hollow out a log for a birdhouse. Building bluebird houses from renewable resource materials isn’t ...

LaGRANGE, Mo. -- Russ Heindselman of LaGrange has made more than 7,000 bluebird houses over the years as a way to help propagate his favorite bird species. He's given away most of the bird boxes, ...

First-time customers of State Employees' Credit Union might be surprised to find that, in addition to arranging for a home loan, they can also buy a house outright. A birdhouse, that is. According to ...

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 ...

FOSTER TWP. — North Branch Land Trust invites nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers and families to join in a Bird Walk & Bluebird House Craft event Saturday, April 12. Participants will walk the paths of ...

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 ...

More than two years ago, the state Department of Transportation installed 470 bluebird boxes along state roads in Ulster County and handed their maintenance over to a local 4H group. Now, that group ...

Since I first started putting up bluebird nesting boxes back in 2016, I have had to think about a much less-beloved bird, the house sparrow, that also loves nesting in these boxes. House sparrows are ...

To begin with, Marjory, I’m sorry to hear about your little bluebirds. The adults will likely re-nest, but it’s still no fun to find dead baby birds. I’m also sorry if I spelled your name wrong. After ...