I mostly write about native birds, species that have existed in California since long before European settlement. However, there are also a few species of local birds that are not native to the New ...

The four most numerous bird species in the world as listed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) — house sparrow, barn swallow, European starling and ring-billed gull — are found in Minnesota in ...

It’s almost impossible to realize I once said that when I saw my first house sparrow. Back then, this introduced species was known as the English sparrow. That first visit was sometime in the ’60s.

"Oh, that’s a pretty little bird! I wonder what it is." It’s almost impossible to realize I once said that when I saw my first house sparrow. Back then, this introduced species was known as the ...

There were two species, however, that discovered North America was very much to their liking, and they are now found in great abundance from coast to coast. They are the house sparrow (also known as ...

DEAR JOAN: I would like to provide some additional thoughts about the writer’s comments you published on recently on house sparrows and millet. While it is known that house sparrows might attack nests ...

A public response survey seeking information about Purple Martin, House Sparrow, and Starling populations and nest site characteristics reveals that: 1, significant geographic variation occurs in the ...

The other day, when I picked up my cup from the coffee maker that sits on the countertop next to the sliding glass deck door, I looked out and saw a house sparrow. It was the first one I'd seen at our ...

DEAR JOAN: I would like to provide some additional thoughts about the writer’s comments you published recently on house sparrows and millet. While it is known that house sparrows might attack nests ...