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 ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

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.

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 ...

"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 ...

For several reasons, swamp sparrows didn’t fit into the first two parts of this series, and European house sparrows really don’t belong on this continent, even though they have been here since 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 ...

Lucy said: "Most processed foods are high in salt with a prime example being bacon. Some cooked firm animal fats which don't ...

ST. LOUIS — On March 30, 1927, the eastern bluebird was officially designated the Missouri state bird by an act of the Missouri Legislature because it was "common in Missouri" and "a symbol of ...

Small bird trying to enter simple wood birdhouse - Aarthi Arunkumar/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A bevy of beautiful birds is a delightful finishing touch for ...

(WHTM) This little male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia Sialis) really had it in for our back window. He started his attack about mid-afternoon, around 2 p.m., and kept going until it started getting dark.