I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions. When birds build nests, they're also ...

She wanted to see how social learning might affect the nest building of white-browed sparrow weavers. These highly social birds live in extended families of two to 14 individuals. "They do ...

In the thorny acacia trees of the Kalahari Desert, avian construction crews are hard at work. White-browed sparrow weavers, a species of social bird, assemble complex roosts and nests from grass ...

As concrete buildings replaced small forests, trees and bushes throughout the tri-cities, sparrows have lost their natural ...

Delhi’s first sparrow village, set up in 2022, was devastated in the 2023 floods, but officials said plans are afoot to ...

Tree swallows are protective of their nests and have swarmed me many times but don’t make contact. House sparrows, as I mentioned, are not native and are aggressive birds.

One species we will be saying goodbye to soon is the American tree sparrow. ... (OK, ring-necked duck is worse), since they typically nest in areas where there aren’t trees.

She wanted to see how social learning might affect the nest building of white-browed sparrow weavers. These highly social birds live in extended families of two to 14 individuals. “They do ...

She wanted to see how social learning might affect the nest building of white-browed sparrow weavers. These highly social birds live in extended families of two to 14 individuals. “They do ...

Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions. When birds build nests, they're also ...