This sparrow (mono­­typic genus) feeds on bare or sandy ground. When flushed, it flies to a high perch. Few other sparrows are likely to fly high overhead during daylight. They call both when flushing ...

I am guilty of a statement concerning a group of birds of our area. The statement is that these small birds are sometimes overlooked or ignored by observers (myself included) searching diligently for ...

This is the last in my series of articles on sparrows. I hope that you have enjoyed learning about the Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, Clay-colored Sparrow and now the Lark Sparrow. I first observed ...

Recent bird sightings as reported to Mass Audubon: Connecticut warblers and clay-colored sparrows seemed to be moving in better than average numbers this season based upon the scattering of reports ...

Vendors at baseball parks used to hawk their wares with these words, "Buy your scorecards here. You can't tell the players without a scorecard." That's an appropriate approach to identifying the ...

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 ...