A familiar backyard bird, the House Wren was named long ago for its tendency to nest around human homes or in birdhouses. Very active and inquisitive, bouncing about with its short tail held up in the ...

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula ... Tough, adaptable, aggressive, it survives on city sidewalks where few birds can ...

If you look around Audubon Playground, you will probably see house sparrows (Passer domesticus). This small, brown bird has a black bib (throat). Only 200 years ago, there were no house sparrows on ...