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

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 ...

In Marin, we have a greater variety and abundance of birds in winter than in summer. Now is the time to see big flocks of shorebirds, our maximum diversity of ducks and a wide selection of raptor ...

Nowadays as I take my morning walk I see and hear many different sparrows. Those species breeding are relatively easy to see, though some, unlike good children, are heard but not seen. Song sparrows ...

If you have been paying attention to your backyard birdseed feeder, you may have noticed some new faces among the usual suspects. Fall brings the arrival of white-crowned sparrows, and soon these ...

Birds with bold crown coloring are dominant over those with duller crown colors. Though highly territorial on their summer breeding grounds, golden-crowned sparrows form winter flocks with the same ...

This month, the Garden Palette is offering something different. Gardens attract insects and insects attract birds. If you are new to the area, here are some tips by Dan and Barbara Gleason, owners of ...

The Dickcissel was even more unusual. Goff said the midwestern bird that winters in South America was last spotted in Juneau ...