With the passing of peak fall warbler migration comes yet another exciting time - fall sparrow migration. Many of Iowa's sparrow species are transient, wintering south of our state. Therefore, the ...

There was a fight taking place on my platform bird feeder. A big stranger, a Harris’ Sparrow, had flown in and two male house sparrows were trying to drive him away. The two smaller sparrows pecked at ...

ELY, Minn. — Lest there be any doubt that winter isn’t far off, one need only turn their attention to a bird-feeding station. There you’re likely to view a scene that might rival a big-box store on ...

Iowa skies are expected to be full again Tuesday night — with migrating birds. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is again asking Iowans to turn off unnecessary lights and keep small pets inside ...

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 ...