The cheery and sociable house sparrow is more closely associated with ... On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and reddish regions obscured by gray feather tips.
One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds. They feed in short grass or open areas adjacent to woodlands ...
birders think mostly about the non-native house sparrows and the harm that they are doing to some of our native birds. But it’s important to remember some of the other amazing types of sparrows ...