A Harris sparrow was reported from Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on June 8 but has not been seen again.There were many other shoreline visitors and in-land nesters caught by the ears and ...

Last week, I wrote about seeing a saw-whet owl on a post outside my kitchen door, and then a few days later another bird showed up that was even more unusual. Around noon on a rainy, dreary day, I ...

The Harris’ sparrows that dropped in during last weekend’s snowstorm weren’t unexpected. In fact, these birds were playing out their special relationship with our part of the world. The range of the ...

There was a fight taking place on my platform bird feeder. A big stranger, a Harris’ Sparrow, had flown in and two male house sparrows were trying to drive him away. The two smaller sparrows pecked at ...

Operating on a tip from Jerry Talkington and directions from the Bobolink Rare Bird Alert, 1-330-763-5119, we made our way to the Joseph Miller farm near the village of Fredricksburg. We probably ...