Some North American birds are changing their tune. The findings fly in the face of previous hypotheses that birdsong dialects don’t change much within local regions. The rapid spread of the new song ...

This woodland sparrow of the East frequents feeders or feeds along woodland edges, darting for cover if disturbed. It may reemerge in response to pishing and can occur in large flocks (up to 150) in ...

Detective work by scientists analyzing 20 years of bird-watchers’ private audio recordings of white-throated sparrow songs revealed that a unique variant that popped up in western Canada has ‘gone ...

Today, Brooklyn Bird Watch features a Heather Wolf photo of the White-throated Sparrow seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Wikipedia tells us: “The White-throated Sparrow ranks among the most abundant ...

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 ...

Over 20 years, scientists tracked the transformation of the traditional trill of a common bird from western Canada to Ontario. By Cara Giaimo Even if you’re not a bird person, you probably know the ...

Bird lovers have spoken, and the official champion of Wisconsin Fat Bird Week 2025 is Spherical White-throated Sparrow. Online voting in the contest was held from May 2 through May 9. Voters chose ...

The event, held from May 2-9, was a bracket-style tournament similar to March Madness. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds hosted the event. MADISON, Wis. -- A new ...

Spherical White-throated Sparrow took the prize at Wisconsin Fat Bird Week. The contest was organized by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds. A funny, punny event, ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A new champion has flown its way into becoming this year's Wisconsin Fat Bird Week winner. The "Spherical White-throated Sparrow" garnered 72% of votes in the final round while its ...