Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Co. THE AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has a red-brown cap and a black spot on the breast. The bill is dark above and yellow below. It has two whitish wing bars. This was ...

Lest there be any confusion, the cheery and sociable house sparrow is not a native of North America nor a relative of our native sparrows like the American tree sparrow that visits winter feeding ...

Courtesy of Cornell Laboratory of OrthnithologyIDENTIFY the American tree sparrow by the following marks: a brownish-red crown and a dark spot on the breast; a bill that is dark above and ...

Often dismissed as the archetypal little brown birds, the sparrow family deserves a lot more recognition and attention. I love looking at little brown birds — that’s how you learn to see.

The American tree sparrow often occurs in flocks of up to 50 birds. In habitat and behavior, they are much like field sparrows, but American tree sparrows are more frequent at bird feeders.

The tree sparrow's call is a modest "chip," whereas the song is a more musical arrangement of "chips" and "chirps." * Where to find them: A common Japanese bird, ...