Beckon beautiful bluebirds to your backyard by constructing predator-proof houses. I’ve learned how to build a bluebird house from a naturally hollowed log. In my experience, owners of hollowed ...

Avoid placing bluebird boxes where house sparrows are abundant -- near livestock farms or within cities. Check boxes at least once a week and remove any sparrow nesting material, Mortenson said.

Jones County Conservation invites families to the Central Park Nature Center for a winter open house and backyard bird count event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.