The house sparrow's Latin name is Passer domesticus. Passer is Latin for sparrow. Domesticus is you in your house and yard — domesticated. If you can't find people at a particular location you're ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently a flock of 20 to 30 brown, streaky sparrows have come to our two bird feeders and will not allow our finches, chickadees, nuthatches and other songbirds to feed. I read online they ...

A male house sparrow, note the black bib on its neck, feeds a fledgling. Credit: HEATHER SMITHERS VIA CREATIVE COMMONS Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day.

House sparrows drive me crazy. They crowd around bird feeders, suet cakes and bark butter while forcing birds like chickadees to wait in line to get nourishment. When I place mealworms in feeding ...

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.

For animals exploring new territory, taking risks is key to survival. But eating unfamiliar foods can be dicey, since they might contain new pathogens and parasites. One avian immune system, however, ...

House sparrows can be found on nearly every continent including North America, South America, Africa and Australia, where they are not native but an invasive species. New research into these highly ...

Peter Rabbit's eyes twinkled when Jenny Wren said that she must look her old house over to see if it was fit to live in. "I can save you that trouble," said he. "What do you mean?" Jenny's voice was ...

One of the most common birds in urban areas is the house sparrow, which is not technically a sparrow in the ornithological sense, but a weaver finch. They are a bird that originated in Eurasia, and ...

We are part of The Trust Project. Last Saturday morning began as a brisk day after an overnight low below 40. I had missed my usual sleepover at the river to watch motivated duck hunters launch their ...