Wrong birds A photo of three house sparrows (also known as English sparrows) eating from a West Fargo bird feeder on Page E6 of Saturday's Forum misidentified the birds as house finches.

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 ...

For animals exploring new territory, taking risks is key to survival. But eating unfamiliar foods can be dicey, since they might contain new pathogens and parasites. One avian immune system, however, ...

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 ...

The house sparrow's Latin name is Passer domesticus. Passer is Latin for sparrow. Domesticus is you in your house and yard — domesticated. If you can't find people at a particular location you're ...

How much does it matter where you are born, or whether you are heavy or light, if you are a house sparrow? Researcher Kenneth ...

It’s springtime at Jamaica Bay, a wonderful birding area filled with shorebirds, ducks, geese and many colorful passerines in the scrubby gardens. A smattering of birders are ambling along in front of ...