The white-crowned sparrows have arrived, right on time. These long-distance migrants are prompt with a reputation for their punctuality. Instead of dribbling in, they tend to migrate as a flock, ...

There are lots of sparrows. Excepting birders, they get little play or press. I was mildly self-disgusted to scroll back through the roster of nearly 400 Dispatch columns I’ve written to date and see ...

The White-crowned Sparrow serves up a smart look with its crisp black-and-white head and gray breast. In the winter, these ...

The white-throated sparrow also has a close relative that is a little less common. The white-crowned sparrow is one of the more distinctive species in a family often unfairly dismissed as “little ...

We commonly think of migrating birds as those who leave their winter homes in Mexico and other warmer climates to fly north each spring to nest, either summering in our neighborhood (Hooded Orioles ...

A white-crowned sparrow alights on Thursday on a plant on the bluffs above the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz. Depending on the season, this sparrow can be found throughout most of North ...

Two weeks ago, I told you about the two crowned sparrows: the white-crowned sparrow and the golden-crowned sparrow. They are perhaps our two most notable autumn arrivals when it comes to neighborhood ...

Have you been hearing new birds? Spring and summer are the main seasons for singing birds, but the relative quiet of autumn can make certain sounds stand out as new migrants arrive. In the ...

Usually the earliest warblers to arrive, they appeared on migration in late April this year, often in small flocks, after wintering in the southern U. S. and Mexico. They are very versatile, active ...

My backyard was filled with white-crowned sparrows on Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 12. That’s an exaggeration, actually. There were a dozen white-crowned sparrows in my backyard – but that’s quite a few ...