Placing nesting boxes around your garden is a great way to encourage feathery friends to start a family there. With more birds in the yard, you’ll enjoy the benefits of these little garden helpers as they eat unwanted insects, munch on pesky weed seeds and help pollinate your flowers. Plus, watching them build their nests and raise chicks is great entertainment!
I spoke with Robyn Bailey, NestWatch Project Leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New