A white-crowned sparrow affixed with a lightweight radio transmitter (complete with a long antenna extending off its back), allowing researchers to track its migratory movements. Image Credit: ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. With the passing of peak fall warbler migration comes yet another exciting time - fall sparrow migration ...

“We found more wildness in this species than in any other inhabiting the same country…” — John James Audubon, writing about the Lincoln’s sparrow. In June 1833, the great naturalist and pioneer ...

Recent coverage highlights the appeal of native sparrows and new research on how birdsong influences well-being. Sparrows, common in many U.S. backyards from fall to spring, bring varied songs and ...

The dawn has brightened my morning walk and, by the time I am out here, plenty of other residents have already been active. Quickly, I see and hear some migrants. A flock of Canada geese goes ...

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

Migration is a phenomenon, migration of white-crowned sparrows especially so. The phenomenon occurred locally last week, when these distinctive sparrows showed up at feeders across the area.

Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed in ...

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