It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...

The migration occurs as warmer-weather birds relocate to find better weather and more abundant food sources. While the state ...

During the late summer and into the fall, millions of migratory birds travel across the United States heading toward their respective winter homes, with approximately 20 million of them reportedly ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Funding constraints highlight the need for efficient approaches to manage wildlife habitat. One such approach is to monitor a single species ...

On a cold December day, a handsome sparrow with burnt reddish-brown tail kicked its feet in the leaves on the ground just outside the window. There’s only one sparrow regularly seen in Illinois with ...

Just about any patch of cover will have a sparrow. This includes backyards, ditches, field edges, shelterbelts, pastures, prairie and wetlands - but not deep woods. Sparrows are classic “edge species, ...

About two weeks ago I spent a few quiet hours in “Penn’s Woods” just listening and watching. Even though it wasn’t the best ...