Have you been hearing new birds? Spring and summer are the main seasons for singing birds, but the relative quiet of autumn can make certain sounds stand out as new migrants arrive. In the ...

While birding brushy thickets in Yakima from fall through early spring you may see a large sparrow that doesn’t seem to have any standout field marks. If your bird has a small splotch of golden on its ...

Fall is here, and the voices that tell me so are those of the crowned sparrows. There are two of these birds: the white-crowned and golden-crowned sparrow. Both arrive here in September from their ...

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Bruce Lyon initially began the sparrow observations as a lab course. Over the last twenty years, the program has involved nearly 100 UC Santa Cruz ...

Brownish back streaked with dark brown; breast, sides, and flanks grayish brown. Bill dusky above, pale below. Adult: yellow patch tops black crown; less distinct in winter. Immature: less-distinct ...

SANTA CRUZ — A recent UC Santa Cruz study examining the golden-crowned sparrow, which winters annually at the UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden, shows that the colorful birds have complex social ...

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...

Losing long-lasting flockmates may drive a golden-crowned sparrow to stray from its favorite overwintering spot, a new study says, suggesting that friendly, familiar faces help anchor it to familiar ...

Along with the waterfowl migrating into and through the region now, we’re also seeing an influx of songbirds and sparrows that will winter here and then fly off toward their breeding grounds in the ...