This sparrow (mono­­typic genus) feeds on bare or sandy ground. When flushed, it flies to a high perch. Few other sparrows are likely to fly high overhead during daylight. They call both when ...

If you’re a beginner birder, how can you tell if it’s a robin or sparrow or some ... two or three songs of birds you can see.

The cheery and sociable house sparrow is more closely associated with ... On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and reddish regions obscured by gray feather tips.

Danish born Bastian Barsoe knew he wanted to start his own company when he moved to California to attend Menlo College. His ...

The Cape Sable seaside sparrow isn't nicknamed the “Goldilocks bird” for nothing: In order for this little sparrow to survive, its habitat conditions have to be just right. Though the bird has evolved ...

“It would be devastating to lose these sweet, soft-spoken birds I call neighbors,” said Kurose. “If the Service acts fast to protect the saltmarsh sparrow and its habitat, it can also help protect ...