sparrow

I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.

This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the tree sparrow, the blue tit and the wood pigeon.

Mr and Mrs Towndrow, from Cardiff, met 30 years ago, having two children and amassing a number of pets including dogs, cats and even a sparrow.

“Urban birds” associated with humans, such as pigeons, European starlings and house sparrows, will likely continue to survive.

Fish and Wildlife Service celebrated delisting the San Clemente Bell’s sparrow and four plant species — the largest group delisting from population recovery in the 50-year history of the Endangered Species Act.