GRAND FORKS – A catastrophe occurred last week: I lost my binoculars. I’d had them for a long time, so long that they seemed to have become a part of my body, almost. I was seldom outside without them ...

Identifying sparrows can be frustrating. The New World sparrows form a large, diverse and difficult group with many different species -- more than two dozen on the North Dakota checklist -- including ...

A golden-crowned sparrow is attracted by sunflower seeds. It’s not a secret! I love sparrows. And now I have been “assigned” to find them in my favorite birding place, my backyard. Mike from the bird ...