Most of the time when I mention sparrows, birders think mostly about the non-native house sparrows and the harm that they are doing to some of our native birds. But it’s important to remember some of ...

This woodland sparrow of the East frequents feeders or feeds along woodland edges, darting for cover if disturbed. It may reemerge in response to pishing and can occur in large flocks (up to 150) in ...

During a recent week-long visit to the Washington D.C. area, finding pockets of nature with plenty of birds was a boon to our sanity. Early in the week, my partner and I drove west to the little town ...

My backyard was filled with white-crowned sparrows on Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12. That’s an exaggeration, actually. There were a dozen white-crowned sparrows in my backyard – but that’s quite a few ...

Songbirds meet the extreme metabolic demands of migration by burning both stored fat and protein. However, catabolizing these endogenous tissues for energy leads to organ atrophy, and reductions in ...