This past week, in a quest to find refuge in nature and away from the coming apocalypse, I installed the Merlin Bird ID app to help me identify birds by sight and song. My first time using Merlin I ...
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 ...
How much does it matter where you are born, or whether you are heavy or light, if you are a house sparrow? Researcher Kenneth ...
The most common bird I see around my town is probably the House Sparrow. This little bird is quite cute and I like watching them flit around and interact with one another… even despite knowing that ...
Researchers are trying to understand why some wild species do better than others over time, as the environment changes.
Living in cities exposes people to all sorts of chemical pollutants. Many are harmful even at low concentrations. But it is hard to know what the risks and consequences might be. The animals we share ...