With the passing of peak fall warbler migration comes yet another exciting time - fall sparrow migration. Many of Iowa's sparrow species are transient, wintering south of our state. Therefore, the ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Countries under the international treaty to protect migratory animals have proposed increasing protections ...

A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that some sparrow species will go extinct within the century due to climate change. Seaside (Ammospiza maritima) and saltmarsh (A.

The most common bird I see around my town is probably the House Sparrow. This little bird is quite cute and I like watching them flit around and interact with one another… even despite knowing that ...

Multiple types of birds at a bird feeder - Nitr/Shutterstock Having a bird feeder in your backyard can indeed be a rewarding experience. There are many things you should be looking for in a bird ...

Silent deaths likely undetectable to the human eye, saltmarsh sparrow chicks are drowning along Rhode Island's coast as high tides become higher. Nests of the bobolink — black and white songbirds with ...

Want to see a wider variety of birds in your backyard? Choosing the right food is key, since some, like one particular seed, ...

On a cold December day, a handsome sparrow with burnt reddish-brown tail kicked its feet in the leaves on the ground just outside the window. There’s only one sparrow regularly seen in Illinois with ...

Happy New Year everybody! As is customary at this time of year, I am going to pause to take a look back at the events of the ...

Bird-feeding, if done properly, can help these birds survive. Black-capped chickadees, for example, have a much higher winter ...

The Bay Area is a permanent or temporary home for 250 different species of resident and migratory birds. Noise can affect ...