Any parents out there will be familiar with the unique sort of misery that results when your kid has a new favorite song. They ask to hear it over and over, without regard for the rest of us. Well, it ...

It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...

In a community garden beneath the flight path of jets roaring out of Reagan National, a song sparrow repeatedly shouts its claim to territory and enticement to mates. A nearby leaf blower joins the ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Song sparrows have a wide repertoire of ...

The birds were singing something strange. Ken Otter and Scott Ramsay first noticed it in the early 2000s, when they were recording white-throated sparrows in Prince George, a city in western Canada.

Like humans, some song sparrows are more effusive than others, at least when it comes to defending their territories. New findings from the University of Washington show that consistent individual ...

Long before the National Security Agency began eavesdropping on the phone calls of Americans, young song sparrows were listening to and learning the tunes sung by their neighbors. University of ...

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested. The song sparrow might be nature's best DJ The song sparrow might be nature's best ...