It seemed to me that the more the birds were hanging around my property, the fewer insects there would be. Attracting bird species that would nest in groups would be the perfect solution. Several ...

Though house sparrows (Passer domesticus) look a bit like native North American species such as chipping sparrows (Spizella ...

Small bird trying to enter simple wood birdhouse - Aarthi Arunkumar/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A bevy of beautiful birds is a delightful finishing touch for ...

Understanding local bird species' nesting habits improves your chances of attracting them to your birdhouse. Choosing the right birdhouse design and placing it in an optimal location are key to ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are asking the public to help monitor the impact on native birds of invasive species, such as the house sparrow, by participating in a ...

It’s almost impossible to realize I once said that when I saw my first house sparrow. Back then, this introduced species was known as the English sparrow. That first visit was sometime in the ’60s.

Many familiar birds of the urban environments represent species that were introduced from outside of North America. In Iowa, these include rock pigeon, European starling and house sparrow, which was ...

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Q: I'm monitoring bluebird boxes in Adams. In the past three weeks, I've found a dead swallow in an empty nest box, then yesterday a dead wren in another. — Nancy S., Adams A: I have encountered this ...

Passer domesticus is one of the most common animals in the world. It is found throughout Northern Africa, Europe, the Americas and much of Asia and is almost certainly more abundant than humans. David ...