We moved back to Maine a little over two years ago and one of the most fun things about the move for me has been starting a journal chronicling changes in nature as the year progresses. So now I am ...

Sparrows are a difficult group nicknamed LBJs, aka little brown jobs. Most are indeed small and brown and look similar. A closer inspection with binoculars reveals key features to secure the ID. The ...

With some 20 species of sparrows inhabiting Georgia at least part of the year, and with many of them having similar brown plumages, the small birds can be a headache to identify. I’ve taken classes in ...

Chippers provide a starting place to identify sparrows The chipping sparrow is a bird you may have seen. It is a small bird, to be sure, but it lives in close proximity to us humans. Nor is it ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Sitting on my deck in Albany, one of the most common birds I see in the ...

A new study of territorial songs used by chipping sparrows to defend their turf reveals that males sometimes will form a "dear enemy" alliance with a weaker neighbor to prevent a stronger rival from ...

The tiny chipping sparrow is identified by its "clean" white breast and the rusty cap of feathers on its head. Also note the pink legs of this species, which are so slender that they appear to be ...

The idea was simple: Finding myself without a candidate for bird of the week, I figured I’d step outside and then write about the first species I saw. I admit that I cheated by going out the garage ...

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Bear Creek Park, Houston, Texas, USA. Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 January 2011 [velociraptorize]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera ...

Let's face it. Rarely does anyone ask me "When will the sparrows get here?" We anxiously await the arrival of the first goldfinches, but hardly anyone searches eagerly for small brown birds with the ...