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 ...

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 ...

A survey of the house sparrow population in Thiruvananthapuram has revealed an alarming decline, raising serious ecological concerns among conservationists. The city’s transformation into a high-rise ...

Since I first started putting up bluebird nesting boxes back in 2016, I have had to think about a much less-beloved bird, the house sparrow, that also loves nesting in these boxes. House sparrows are ...

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