We have a large group of house sparrows that have taken over our front yard, especially the huge quince that provides thorny protective cover. I don’t particularly begrudge the house sparrows their ...

Since I first started putting up bluebird nesting boxes back in 2016, I have had to think about a much less-beloved bird, the house sparrow, that also loves nesting in these boxes. House sparrows are ...

COBLESKILL, N.Y. -- Among the cheerful photos of perching bluebirds and gaping nestlings in Kevin Berner's collection is a ghastly image of invasion and slaughter. "A tree swallow I had banded the ...

In neighborhood after neighborhood, bluebird nesting boxes that were once built and hung with loving hands have remained virtually untouched and unmonitored for years. Theoretically, one unmonitored ...

A House Sparrow building a neat round nest in a tree is an odd and seldom-seen sight. Recently, in western North Dakota I watched a male House Sparrow busily constructing a round grass nest in the ...