Few birds are more common in North America than the House Sparrow. That’s somewhat unfortunate, since house sparrows are not a native species here. They are actually native to Europe, Asia and North Africa.
All tagged Sparrow
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The White-Throated Sparrow
Most people have trouble identifying sparrows. After all, there are many different species and some of them look very similar to each other. They are called “little brown birds” by lots of people, simply because that’s a pretty good description and it’s easier than figuring out the identity of each individual sparrow.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: White-Crowned Sparrows Are Migrating Visitors
Sparrows tend to be hard for most casual birders to identify. Many of them just look like small, unremarkable brown birds. There are a few exceptions, though, and the white-crowned sparrow is one of them.