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Experts have warned a tiny, marsh-dwelling bird could vanish from North Carolina if drastic action isn't taken.  What's happening? According to WITN, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources ...
Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s ...
Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, house finch and house sparrow. Here’s a quick bio ...
The increase in urbanization poses a significant threat to biodiversity, leading to the alteration of natural habitats and intensified competition between native and exotic species. The house sparrow, ...
Researchers believe this may be an isolated population from an ancestor species that went extinct everywhere else.
Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.