In contrast to the Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) and Song Sparrow (M. melodia), vocal studies of the congeneric Lincoln's Sparrow (M. lincolnii) are essentially lacking. To provide comparative ...

Any parents out there will be familiar with the misery our kids subject us to when they have a new favorite song. They ask to hear it over and over without regard for the rest of us. TAMARA KEITH, ...

Do you like the songs that your great-great-great-grandparents danced to? Some birds apparently do. In a study published this week, a Duke University researcher and his co-authors showed that American ...

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 ...

Male Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) sometimes interact with neighboring territory owners by song-type matching or repertoire matching. In some Song Sparrow populations, levels of song sharing are ...

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 ...

American swamp sparrows may have sung the same songs for more than 1,000 years and passed them on through generations by learning, according to new research. American swamp sparrows may have sung the ...

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 ...