Declare you saw a sparrow, and most people invoke an image of a small, dull, brown bird. But tell that to an experienced birder, and he or she will ask, "Which species of sparrow did you see?" In ...

No, I didn’t think so. “Dislike,” or something stronger, usually expresses people’s feelings about the ubiquitous little brown birds. They invade purple martin houses, take over bluebird boxes, crowd ...