Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...
Explore the world’s most beautiful sparrows — from the common House Sparrow to the rare Dead Sea Sparrow. Discover their colors, habitats, and the charm that makes these tiny birds unforgettable.
The white-crowned sparrow, a bird endemic to North America and once so local to San Francisco that they once had neighborhood accents, has begun its springtime call. The magnificent magnolia trees in ...
Sparrows are a difficult group nicknamed LBJs, aka little brown jobs. Most are indeed small and brown and look similar. A closer inspection with binoculars reveals key features to secure the ID. The ...
WARREN — Joel Eckerson cries out to his companions across the marsh at Jacob’s Point. “I knew it,” he yells. “I’ve got a nest here.” A saltmarsh sparrow nest. There’s good reason why Deirdre Robinson, ...
Most birds in Teller County head south and to lower elevations during the harsh winter season, but some diehards hang tough through the cold and snow. The song sparrow is one of those hearty species ...
As I write this column I am looking out my office window at a world that is enduring its first winter storm of the season. Back in October, we saw the first flakes of snow, but that wasn’t really ...