| 单词 | sparrow |
| 例句 | She didn’t know about the baby sparrows, the storm, trying to survive, how cold it had been, how alone he had felt, or that he had seen and touched a Spirit Bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sparrows showed no kindness or civility to one another, often fighting savagely among themselves on the slightest pretext. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Margaery stands accused as well. Her and those cousins of hers. How is it that the sparrows freed her and not me?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few dead beetles, two large earthworms, some unidentifiable vegetation and the pitiful carcass of a long-dead sparrow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A ragged winter sparrow flew in patterns against the smoky sky and at last came to light on a gable of the house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Besieged by fierce sparrows, rat sentries leaped in panic from the top of the ramparts; those who stayed were dealt with by Jess Squirrel who swung a heavy iron chain around like a deadly flail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I got furious if I saw the children circling the kitchen to steal bread, if the hens were noisy in the courtyard, if sparrows invaded the cornfields. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A sparrow with a streaky breast arrived and sang. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Frightful took care of the small game supply, and now that she was an expert hunter, we had rabbit stew, pheasant potpie, and an occasional sparrow, which I generously gave to Frightful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cole watched, a small gray sparrow landed in the nest, twitched about with a flurry of activity, then flew off. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Her voice filled the room with a heartbreaking desperation not unlike the twittering of a nest full of orphaned sparrows. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It would be another thing if the column had been about sparrows. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The first sight that greeted the dormouse’s hazy vision was three sparrows standing over him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Her head tilted happily back, like a sparrow egg perched on a duck egg, she smiled into the sun. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She was as cheerful as a sparrow, while I wanted nothing more than to be swallowed by the earth in one gulp. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Have you ever spoken to the sparrows about this ‘something’?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bracing himself against a stone arch, Matthias pulled the sparrow back to safety. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For what seemed like an infinite time they stood immobile, adjusting to the changes and the new distances, but then a sparrow trilled and everything reverted to the way it had been the preceding summer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias began to apologize for his ignorance, but the mother sparrow cut him short. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The mouse, the shrew and the sparrow plunged off into the green wooded world of Mossflower together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few sparrows hop on the ground at our feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Don’t you believe it, Neeley. He’s too busy watching all the little sparrows fall and worrying about whether the little buds will burst into flowers to have time to investigate us.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And today, like each time they have landed on my hand for the past two hundred years, I wonder at the weight of a sparrow. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Hawks and owls have been found in convulsions — great horned owls, screech owls, red-shouldered hawks, sparrow hawks, marsh hawks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But she had hardly finished the sentence when the sparrow fell to the ground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were acting like nervous little sparrows too so I squeezed them between my knees. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But my father is staring down at this tiny sparrow of a woman, squinting into her eyes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z All around her there sounded voices of hundreds of white-throated sparrows. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He listened as the flapping of wings and chirping of sparrows grew less and less. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No more would sparrows have to live under the claw of an unpredictable maniac. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Point was, though, this sparrowhawk said she’d been told that the sparrows once stole an object of great value to our Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal of his dependence; just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch, should be forced to entreat a sparrow to become its purveyor. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One day, I was on the front lawn of the property and aimed the gun at a sparrow perched high in a tree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was waiting on the terrace, with Pantalaimon perched on her shoulder as a sparrow. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sparrows were so frail, helpless, and innocent. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There was the teasing and impossible desire to imitate the petty pride of sparrows wallowing and flouncing in the red dust of country roads. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed to get a paw free and struck out left and right, dealing hefty blows to several of the sparrows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z First, its rays penetrated through the leaves, and gradually, with cockcrows and sparrows that vigorously proclaimed daylight, the golden sun sat at the top of the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A thrush, too, went about his business, and two stout little wag-tails, following one another, and a little cluster of twittering sparrows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Those nuts are for that poor little sparrow. Leave them alone, you great glutton,” she scolded. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The monkey lifts her up, and gazes closely at her before standing and swinging back to his human, taking the sparrow daemon with him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z ‘You have the keen eyes of your fair kindred, Legolas,’ he said; ‘and they can tell a sparrow from a finch a league off. Tell me, can you see anything away yonder towards Isengard?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Constance was about to sit down at the water’s edge when she heard Alf calling, “Constance, look! Down here! There’s a sparrow!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Word had gotten out about the pizza crust, and the sparrows were hopping up to us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He took a handful of crumbs and tossed them out to the sparrows that hopped on crusted snowdrifts outside. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought she saw him ten minutes later, but it was only a migrating sparrow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “What have we become, when kings and high lords must dance to the twittering of sparrows?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sparrow’s claws screeched and grated on the roofing slates as the weighted rope pulled her downwards on the steep slope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The young sparrow blinked her fierce little eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Some he knew, some he didn’t He saw a robin, and some kind of sparrows, and a flock of reddish orange birds with thick beaks. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds out a hand, and sparrows land one by one on her arms, and she tucks each one into her coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The swallows had begun, and I could hear the sparrows beginning to swarm in the trees in the courthouse yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “There she is, a little sparrow. Coming back from stretching her wings, I should think.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When she had unlocked them all, she lifted the front of the first one, and the pale form of a sparrow fluttered out, but fell to the ground before she could fly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sparrow silenced him with an upraised wing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "You have a voice like a sparrow but a stomach like a hawk! Here's more. Glad you like it—squirrel stew is my specialty." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His voice is as soft as a sparrow’s beating wing, and I can almost feel the gentle flutter across my cheek. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “How good is the word of a sparrow?” he asked. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tugging the sparrow behind him, he climbed into the loft. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He fed the sparrow some more of the candied nut. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The angry sparrows persisted with their savage assault. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was staring straight out the window, watching a couple of sparrows bathe in a puddle. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning after we buried the sparrow, I woke up on fire with a fever. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Dunwing. You are a very brave sparrow. You put yourself and Warbeak in great peril, saving me as you did.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The goose tenderly bent and nudged her upright with his beak, and the sparrow became a mouse, staggering and confused. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to tell me you’ve talked with her? Remarkable! The sparrow language, or ‘Sparra’ as it is called, is very difficult to comprehend.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A bit of air comes in, and I listen to the sparrows chirping. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “It was our pleasure!” said a flock of smiling sparrows before they flew away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Clara wore a dress of brown and cream velvet, and her feathered mask, in comparison, made her look like a sparrow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tut tut, such language for a young sparrow.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This morning, in a tree near the birchbark house, she heard the white-throated sparrows calling out to one another. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I dip my face down, as if I had a beak and were a sparrow drinking from a fountain. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Bright songbirds, drab little sparrows, huge black ravens, and a handful of hawks and eagles swooped in, landing on any available surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The mother sparrow pecked him sharply upon his paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They sat about scratching their heads at the strange behavior of the sparrow and the mouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow who chose could come and perch on her paw; but the sparrows kept their distance. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Each time the sparrow returned, it carried a bug or a worm in its beak and busied itself over the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I am still not talking to you,” said Liza Hempstock’s voice, proud as a peacock and pert as a sparrow. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Many were sparrows, shrews and woodland defenders, but they were far outnumbered by the slain rats, ferrets, weasels and stoats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Under the eaves at either edge were countless scruffy-Iooking nests, all of which appeared to be filled to overflowing with shrieking baby sparrows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Only the sweet call of a solitary white-throated sparrow pierced the cool of the woods beyond. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Not even sparrows would come into the camp. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was like a sparrow in a storm, unable to find a safe branch to cling to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Poor little sparrow, my eye! Listen, Miss, if I let that young hussy off her lead for five minutes, we’d all be murdered in our beds.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In a minute the owl was sitting beside him again on the branch, thoughtfully breaking up a dead sparrow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jess had explained fully to the Abbot and the Council how she had witnessed Matthias’s fall from the roof with the sparrow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I thought about the sparrows falling from the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z My mind was full and crowded—falling sparrows, my brother’s ghost, Dante’s voice. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He could hear a blackbird, and sparrows, and a lark, for all the world as though it was already spring. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Thoroughly disgruntled, the sparrow hopped along like a feathered convict with a ball and chain, forced to follow the young mouse wherever he chose to wander. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But late at night, Cole also remembered the baby sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As he shouted madly, the sparrow pulled at the belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z On the way out he lifted the lid off his centerpiece, liberating all the sparrows inside the house. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “That must have hurt. There was half of a sparrow’s beak lodged in your shoulder.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With a great backwatering of wings, Frightful broke her fall, and at the same time seized the sparrow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Talking about peace on earth good will toward all and not a sparrow can fall to earth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Joe Mondragon felt really nervous, he charged into his chicken shed and started madly catching the English sparrows that fed on the hen scratch Joe kept in a long aluminum hopper in there. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A sparrow hop about in the middle of the road pecking at dirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We had lain in hay and talked and shot sparrows with an air-rifle when they perched in the triangle cut high up in the wall of the barn. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z With Pantalaimon a sparrow, she went up to the counter and reached up to gain the owner’s attention. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the sparrows falling from the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A flock of sparrows turned in perfect unison above the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The mother sparrow watched him with soft intelligent eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Each time a sparrow passed by he would grin vacantly and strike up his song. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Holding the small sparrow firmly with her paw, she gripped the arrow in her teeth and yanked it clear from the bird’s leg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As Cole lay thinking about the sparrows, pain surged back and forth through his body. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z "The Seven have never brought me so much as a sparrow. It is time I tried another hawk, Davos. A red hawk." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each time I paused I could hear sparrows twittering, and the thin, clear note of a mynah. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit on the log bench and he fills my palm with seed, and even though it is only for the briefest moment, a sparrow lands and flies away with a beak full. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Purely by accident a stray arrow struck one young sparrow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They told her she was in a forest clearing edged with bushes where song sparrows and cardinals lived. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Pretty ladies kept robins and sparrows for pets, or tried very hard to teach their magpies to talk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z All was quiet, but as they paused at the top of the bank, a tussling pack of six or seven sparrows flew down to the line and began to peck about between the sleepers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The myrtle was her tree; the dove her bird—sometimes, too, the sparrow and the swan. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of summer Cole had carved a seal’s head, a sparrow in a nest, and a raven. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Eventually the conversation came around to the sparrows’ attack upon Jess. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “If that sparrow causes you any trouble, don’t hesitate to kick her off into thin air. She’ll come down as fast as the brick she’s tied to!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sparrow scratched hard at Matthias’s neck and pecked at the back of his head, forcing it down to the floor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The last sparrows of the day congregate outside the window. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When the false news broke, the young sparrow would have to fly along with King Bull and the other Sparra warriors. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Drowsily, she whistled along with the tiny sparrows. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The real God taketh heed lest a sparrow fall; but the God created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I climb out on the fire escape almost every afternoon now, writing while the sparrows dance against the darkening sky. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The young mouse backed away as the sparrow released the door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A small house sparrow came by, and she chased it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The frieze alone boasted a thousand sparrows so lifelike that real birds had been known to while away their lives romancing them in vain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I spot a nixie in a black velvet mask eating a tiny sparrow’s heart off a long pin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sitting there, it was easy to remember the island, the storm, the cold, the lightning, the fallen tree, the dead sparrows, and the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Neither of them was aware of the inquisitive, beaked face of a sparrow who watched them from the corner of a stained-glass window. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I climb over the fence into Bando’s pasture, a song sparrow clicks out his alarm note from the raspberry thicket. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sparrows were still rattling away in the trees, but the square was empty except for a few cars. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The badger then upended the basket, imprisoning the maddened sparrow beneath it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sparrow placed a claw upon his paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A flight of sparrows dropped into the dust and scrabbled for bits of food and then flew off like a gray scarf twisting in the light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She heard the song of the white throated sparrow, and was soothed by the piercing refrain. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Up there on a branch, barely spitting distance away, little sparrows rested dry and warm, having food brought to them in the comfort of a nest built by their mother. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sparrows lived higgledy-piggledy here in one great untidy tribe. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sparrows in the plowland were crouching in terror of the kestrel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was still and quiet except for the swoop and chatter of a pair of sparrows darting in and out of driveways. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With each insect, he closed his eyes and imagined a baby sparrow reaching upward with an opened beak. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I guess I have to, thought Matt, turning to look one last time at the quiet meadow, the white plumes of bear grass, and the black-throated sparrows flitting through the trees. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captive sparrow fluttered her wings against the upturned basket. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The mouse archers sent off a hail of arrows that came close enough to cause a scatter among the sparrows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Frightful was dozing with her face in the sun, and the tree sparrows were raiding the hemlock cones. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A print with lines like a thin sparrow, like an arrow pointing down. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He felt his feet leave the roof as the maddened sparrow heaved away at the belt, causing the scabbard to become disarranged. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their hands looked like a little flock of brown sparrows that were too nervous to land. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For not one sparrow is forgotten before God. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The startled sparrow shot downwards and stopped with a jerk, only thick neck feathers saving her from strangulation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was seen one day sitting 011 a roof and talking to some sparrows who were just out of her reach. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "They ain't just common sparrows. Have a look at this saddle." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z In the early morning the sparrows shrieked over the horse manure in the street. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re like the blind man who catches sparrows and calls them phoenixes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jane and Michael knew that they were not sparrows, but doves and pigeons. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Letting go of her end, the sparrow flew down underneath Matthias. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sparrow will drop Like fruit From the tree To stare at me With his glassy eyes. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A heavy gypsy with an untamed beard and sparrow hands, who introduced himself as Melquíades, put on a bold public demonstration of what he himself called the eighth wonder of the learned alchemists of Macedonia. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Climb good. Dunwing have rope plenty tight hold,” the sparrow called out from the roof, her voice muffled by the wind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cheated of their intended victim, the sparrows flew off, chirping bad-temperedly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Matthias realized that he would soon be overwhelmed as more sparrows pressed in on him, urged on by the mad exhortations of their King. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Birdsong was breaking out all round and the rooks were calling from high in the elms, but nothing—not even a sparrow—moved on the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean refused to discuss the matter, on the assumption that it was a man’s business and that she had no need to fill her sparrow’s brain with problems she could not understand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching up behind himself, the mouse felt around until he grasped the sparrow’s leg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A busy flutter of wings announced the mother sparrow’s arrival. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He became a sparrow at once and set off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d sit for hours and watch how hawks and owls and sparrows and vultures moved through the air. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A magpie fluttered out of one of the rhododendron bushes growing near the house, and a couple of fat sparrows pecked busily at invisible insects in the gravel, but that was all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A little brown house sparrow swoops out of the rafters and lands on the tiles in front of her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Felicia waves at them frantically from the second-story bedroom window, lost behind the tamarind tree heavy with sparrows and tawny pods. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing hurts except the small smiles and blushes that flash across the room like tiny sparrows. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The young mouse could not meet the mother sparrow’s eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes the sparrows never got still until full dark. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This last statement sent the young sparrow off into a veritable dance of rage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A gray sparrow landed steps from my feet. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Dad says he has holes in his teeth big enough for a sparrow to raise a family. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I leave my glass of wine near a platter of sparrow hearts, pierced through with long silver pins, and weave through the crowd with him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That was when he remembered the baby sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The many orphaned children found in these places became known as “wandering sparrows.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Mistress Cutler watched Lyddie like a barn cat on a sparrow, but Lyddie was determined not to give her cause for complaint. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And there was the sparrow with the damaged wing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, another inmate had gone after the baby sparrow—it almost hopped onto his finger, but then got spooked and went fluttering into somebody’s cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias held the lead tightly with both paws, straining backwards as the sparrow dangled and fluttered over Great Hall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The stall holder sees feat, and shouts, and her cat daemon leaps, but Tony’s sparrow is aloft and Tony himself halfway down fee street already. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Salty fluids filled his mouth, and he forced himself to again imagine a baby sparrow with an opened beak. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He gave me a curt little shake; it felt like squeezing a sparrow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The sparrow quit swapping eyes and watched me steadily with the same one until the chimes ceased, as if he were listening too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She is like a sparrow, a small brown bird with sparking eyes always hopping hopping seeking crumbs. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He laid his head against the mother sparrow’s soft feathers, brushing a tear from his cheek. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Your sparrows, eh? Savage little creatures. No discipline of course. Darn good fighters, though. But tell me, what do jolly old sparrows know about Asmodeus?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Not being a sparrow, Matthias felt his stomach turn a cartwheel at the prospect of what he must do next. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’d seen my share of rats zip past, and the occasional wayward sparrow had fluttered in through a hole in my ceiling. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He watched one solitary gray sparrow hopping among the broken branches near the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z After a while the sparrows drifted off, some to their nests, others to hunt worms. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Matthias had relieved the sparrow of her brick hobble, pinioning her wings, make the going easier. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I watched two sparrows twittering and hopping merrily among the naked branches outside the classroom window. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sparrow remained behind, singing his mournful song of lost love. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They hurled themselves upon the enemy, sparrows and shrews siding them against their larger adversaries. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sparrow listened intently as the young mouse unfolded the story of Redwall Abbey and the part that he was playing in its hour of need. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I dropped the shoe and used my knees to stop the sparrows from fluttering around. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped over spongy leaves and moss, into the woods where the sparrows sang nesting songs in delicate relays. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A sparrow landed right on her foot and jumped off again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “And the sparrows are always here,” Harry said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He had not dreamed her; she was there as certainly as the sparrows had been there, leaving spindly scratches in the mud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Where sparrows Hopped on and off The shiny rails. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They found themselves completely surrounded by sparrows as the door slammed shut behind them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z All the sparrows laughed loud and long, vying with each other to show the most merriment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Bless him,” thought the Wart “I shall catch him a special sparrow tomorrow and give it to him behind Hob’s back.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He undid the collar and lead from the sparrow’s neck, and packed them away in the haversack. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was smaller than Matthias and did not have the advantage of flight like the sparrow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For you never know when a sparrow with wide dreams and little bright eyes will come hopping hopping into your life again. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The young sparrow launched herself off the ridge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He dragged the sparrow stumbling and tripping to the crack of light. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “In the eyes of our Lord Jesus Christ they do. Even the sparrows that fall out of their little nest and what not.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the storm that had killed the sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z On the sparrow’s uninjured leg Matthias had tied a brick; not a very big brick, but one large enough to stop the bird getting airborne or trying any sneak attacks upon his captor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tiny wrens and sparrows hopped around the yard and fluttered up to the bird feeder on the fencepost. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The song sparrow, who knows how brief and lovely life is, says, “Sweet, sweet, sweet interlude; sweet, sweet, sweet interlude.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z If a sparrow brushed a window, the shade snapped up. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There were more children, running in seemingly aimless patterns while sparrows flew overhead, tracing the same pathways through the air. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The sparrow pecked the ground a moment longer before she fluttered her wings and flew above the tree line, over the brick walls, and out of sight. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Gingerly the sparrow slid her claws along the smooth wooden ridge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As he admired the belt, strutting in front of the broken mirror, the sparrow spoke in a normal voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "Not much of a catch—two sparrows," said Billy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z They all stopped speaking at the same instant, like sparrows. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can still see the green feathers if I look hard enough. But they’ve done their best to make you into a sparrow, haven’t they?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Hawks, sparrows, owls! Dive in front of his eyes!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The dog was such a loser that he ran from sparrows, but he probably was outside hiding in any of a thousand places. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That chemise complements your eyes, my little sparrow, ” he murmured. comptroller/controller. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z God sees the little sparrow fall, It meets His tender view; If God so loves the little bird, I know He loves me too. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, and it says that every hair on our heads is numbered, for we are more precious than any sparrow. Therefore do not fret,” said Hamlet, and with a kiss, I let myself be comforted. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He punctuated this last thought with such a deep sigh that a house sparrow singing nearby stopped and rushed home to be with his family. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A man with the body of a sparrow and the eyes of a hawk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The mother sparrow shushed soothingly and dragged Matthias off to the safety of her nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Warbeak, I can no longer keep you collared. You are a free sparrow and a very good friend.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “A little one, that lives in oak trees, and eats wasps and worms and sparrows’ eggs—it grows no greater than this. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “What a wild bunch of savages those sparrows are! I thought they had me once or twice back there.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even Ash had to admit that she was an imposing figure, and when she gathered Ana and Clara to her to kiss their beribboned heads, Ash felt like a sparrow among peacocks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not hop, like sparrows or robins, but they walked, one pink foot in front of the other, just like people. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The white dog changed into a sparrow and flew to Will’s shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My mother says there used to be sparrows in the tamarind tree, heavy once with fat clusters of pods. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself blinking back tears as he told about the baby sparrows. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The woman kept song sparrows in small wicker cages and gave Liyana two fat olive oil soaps to take home to her mother, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Matthias tested the knot apprehensively as the sparrow told him what she proposed to do. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and follow the ballad’s words, the story of a sparrow who freed a lark from her cage, only to be betrayed by the lark who flew away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The sparrow was still wearing the collar, lead and brick shackle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The monkey watches fee sparrow; fee sparrow watches fee monkey. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The young mouse approached the sparrow with trepidation, not wanting to antagonize the moody, dangerous bird. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ice on the house on Palmas Street, ice on the tamarind tree, ice coating the ships on the dock and the sparrows in midflight. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “With a memory like that of a sparrow.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She loved the sooty sparrows and thought that the very grass that grew in the lots was beautiful. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Last of all came Fiver, dejected and reluctant as a sparrow in the frost. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z First one, then two, then a third and fourth—four lifeless baby sparrows, scattered in the short grass where they had been thrown from their nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When the savage young sparrow showed signs of good behavior, Matthias would feed her morsels of candied chestnut. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I see more swamp sparrows as we get closer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Throughout the night hours many sparrows worked secretly on the locks, bolts and hinges of the small wallgates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A simple image entered Cole’s mind: a tiny sparrow in a nest, helpless, neck straining upward, mouth gaping open. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Thus a sparrow might make a meal of a butterfly or a grasshopper and refer to it as “wormfeed.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The usual way for sparrows to leave the Court was to fly out from under the eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A flock of sooty sparrows appeared from nowhere and squabbled over the bits. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He would stay up until very late, suffocating in his faded velvet vest, scribbling with his tiny sparrow hands, whose rings had lost the glow of former times. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He clicked his fingers and called, and they came with bright curious eyes, twittering like sparrows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z What a stroke of genius – to begin the artistic ascent with a modest, domestic sparrow. Poem of the week: The Sorrow of Love by WB Yeats 2010-08-09T09:17:00Z Piaf with Frances Ruffelle opens at the Curve in Leicester and tells the story of the French chanteuse known as the little sparrow. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-02-15T14:03:42Z It's there in the oral ballads, where sparrows and corbies speak like the omens they are, the intermediaries between the natural and the supernatural worlds. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z All kinds of birds, from the smallest sparrow to the biggest eagle, were drawn to the pillar. To Be a Bird 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z If your eye is on the sparrow, Then it should be on this fossil. Style Invitational: ’Hew ready? Verse for the rhythm-deaf 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Me tweet. Me hop,” a sparrow chirps in one, in perfect staccato. From Haiku to Spoken Word, Picture Books That Bring Poetry to Kids 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z To quote — as he does — the rat-a-tat conversation of house sparrows: Review: ‘The Moth Snowstorm,’ and Other Natural Bliss-Outs 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z No wonder Mayor Kong Mingliang commands obedience from the wildlife in his courtyard: “Even the insects and sparrows listened to him.” Build, and they will come 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Attenborough recounts a particularly delicious example from his 1998 series, “The Life of Birds,” one that revealed shocking moral corruption among hedge sparrows. | ‘Attenborough’s Life Stories’: ‘Attenborough’s Life Stories,’ on ‘Nature’ on PBS 2013-01-22T22:01:06Z The key species for this count — the sagebrush sparrow, Brewer’s sparrow and sage thrasher — are small, often hidden in low-lying brush, and sometimes hard to spot. Jump into bird-watching with Sagebrush bird count 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Van Herpen is Dutch, with a wide forehead, pale eyes and the delicate bone structure of a sparrow. Iris van Herpen’s astonishing designs don’t look like ‘clothes.’ They look like the future. 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Seattle artists on the bill include Irrational Robot Bureau, sparrows & alchemists, Rovin Productions and theater simple. 14 top entertainment picks for the week of Sept. 16-22, 2012 2012-09-12T23:02:04Z Many of these stories – from the discovery of a dead sparrow to a disastrous New Year's Eve in a hotel – made it into the fabric of the play. Simon Stephens: Stockport state of mind 2013-01-23T20:00:01Z The vast expanses of shrub-steppe lands that birds such as sage grouse and sage sparrows require to survive are disappearing, fragmented by housing developments and agriculture. Jump into bird-watching with Sagebrush bird count 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z She gave him a safe list of winter feeder birds: juncos, sparrows, nuthatches, and chickadees. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z One book shows children flying on the backs of sparrows. Colorful Stories for Children, With the Darkest History as Backdrop 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Under Mr. Sachs, the students and alumni of the New Juilliard Ensemble — despite the humidity, the occasional siren and the happy sparrows — played with impressive skill and enthusiasm. Music Review: New Juilliard Ensemble at MoMA’s Summergarden 2012-07-09T22:28:41Z The sparrow follows Joan through France and manages to fly in through a hole in the roof even when she is a prisoner. Sparrow by Michael Morpurgo - review 2012-07-03T14:00:00Z The book is filled with such lovely anecdotes, many from Thomas’s own rich life of natural adventure, whether surveying sparrows in Italy or encountering pygmy elephants in Borneo. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z It looks arduous for the grimacing Field, who at 70 has the petite countenance of an anxious sparrow. Perspective | Sally Field, on Broadway and on a mission 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Drawings for the retina of the lizard and sparrow evoke espaliered trees. A Deep Dive Into the Brain, Hand-Drawn by the Father of Neuroscience 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He was born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, to an astrologer mother and a father whom Stallone claimed ate raw sparrows and rabbit entrails. Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “Trickle-down economics is if you feed the horse enough oats, the sparrow will survive on the highway,” he explains cheerfully. TV Watch: Remembering the Reagan We May Never Know 2011-02-04T18:54:16Z The prison librarian charged with watching him would be annoyed — until those moments when the solitary boy would stand quietly at the window, watching sparrows flutter outside the prison walls. ‘The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff’: to protect or punish 2013-05-30T19:47:16Z It is the size of a sparrow but with intense yellow eyes, and will happily eat a scorpion. Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Len thought it was more eagle than sparrow, and it made him smile. Strictly Come Dancing 2015: week three – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z In Mr. Phillips’s opinion, that distinction goes to the ordinary white-throated sparrow. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-12T23:34:34Z On Emergency, Williams or the one from Musical Vomit sings, "There's a sparrow up a tree singing tra la la la lee". New band of the day ? The Crayonettes (No 856) 2010-08-27T15:13:00Z We bask like lizards in the sun, then huddle like sparrows when it rains. Gobsmacked 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z The last bird sighting — a white-throated sparrow — recorded on a magnetic board, was on Oct. After Oregon Standoff, Birding Is Back 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In the carnival, he had painted sparrows yellow and sold them as canaries. Baz Luhrmann Is Ready for Rhinestones, Cadillacs, Dr. Feelgood and a Svengali 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Blue Jay allies with a village of sparrows who are tired of the crows stealing their food stores. The High Skies of Adventures by Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash - review 2013-05-17T11:00:00Z For example, a duck is bigger than a sparrow. The High Skies of Adventures by Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash - review 2013-05-17T11:00:00Z In one of the stalls, which will be turned someday into artists’ studios, a sparrow learns to fly, cheeped on by its mother. Lending a Library a Hand in Colorado 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Now, if they could only teach children to imitate something else sparrows seem to do: go to bed early. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-12T23:34:34Z The sparrow print brought a freshness to the light and airy long dresses. Special Report: Fashion: Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera and Marc by Marc Jacobs Focus on Blending Inspirations 2011-09-13T15:54:16Z The Cape Sable seaside sparrow — the “Goldilocks bird” — forages in the slough’s just-right marsh prairie, while the equally rare wood stork nests near the Shark Valley Visitor Center off Highway 41. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Jockeying for attention at the family breakfast table, he would offer up dead-on impressions of the sparrows chirping on the front lawn. You don’t know his face. But voice actor Frank Welker likely ruled your childhood. 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Whether you’re just peering at the sparrows in your neighborhood park or searching for California condors in Pinnacles National Park, the right tools will help you both see the birds and identify them. The Best Gear for a Bird-Watching Trip 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Overhead, egrets and sparrows weave around in a misty, late-afternoon sky. | Nicaragua 2012-11-16T14:00:37Z Miuccia Prada pushed the trend along with her fondness for boyish models who were so wispy they looked as though they couldn’t bench press a sparrow. Fashion puts men in a tight spot with pants that keep shrinking We see the father hawk failing to get a chipmunk, then harried by crows, then failing to catch sparrows. Facts About the Natural World Astound and Delight in These Picture Books 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The air was alive with the twittering and chirping of starlings, quail, sparrows and other species. The Azores: An untamed island paradise only a few hours by air from North America 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z We sat back and watched a series of tiny sparrows fly in and out of the open window. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z Curtis spies portents of apocalypse in the movement of sparrows. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z I took a walk this morning under cold, clear skies on mostly deserted streets, and goggled appreciatively at some puffed-up sparrows shimmying in a birdbath beneath sprays of gaudy yellow forsythia. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z She stopped suddenly, distracted by a fox sparrow’s cheery song. After 43 Years, Mossy Kilcher’s Folk Songs for Alaska Get a Second Life 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Every year, within a few days of putting one up, sparrows build a nest inside. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: There’s no time like the present for shopping local 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The resident vocal ensemble, including robins, catbirds, thrushes and sparrows, was already in full-throated song when the audience settled on the grass in an orchard dotted with cherry and nectarine trees. Variety and Verve at Make Music New York 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The meeting starts with a tiny bird, a sparrow perhaps, flying into an otherwise empty shot of a sidewalk. ‘What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?’ Review: But I Digress 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Turning east on 76th Street, I was distracted by some chirping sparrows, which sounded like some birds on the recording, and by a motorcyclist, when I was jolted out of my reverie. Bird Song, Sirens and Saxophones for a Stroll Between Museums 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z The spring birder may see trumpeter swans, secretive vesper sparrows, indigo buntings and blue-winged warblers. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP American academic Sue Fondrie's disturbing description of thoughts like mutilated sparrows has been declared the worst sentence of the year. Bulwer-Lytton prize for bad writing goes to brutally mangled metaphor 2011-07-27T09:56:04Z Two things happened on that honeymoon: my father discovered that my mother ate like a sparrow, even on a farm where the bacon and eggs weren’t rationed. Bread and heaven: how compromising over food can save a marriage 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z I’ve only seen the first couple of episodes but I’m thinking that Sean Bean fellow is looking like a winner, maybe with the smart one – little sparrow – as his loyal lieutenant. 'Jon will murder Dany then reign': you predict who will win Game of Thrones 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z They come in search of watch-listed species like the Western snowy plover, long-billed curlew, Franklin’s gull and Brewer’s sparrow, along with hundreds of other more common species like the white-faced ibis. Angry Birders: Standoff at Oregon Refuge Has Riled a Passionate Group 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z It seems that the sparrow, the moon, the milky sky and "all that famous harmony of leaves", placed in such knowing juxtaposition, have overwhelmed human experience. Poem of the week: The Sorrow of Love by WB Yeats 2010-08-09T09:17:00Z Behind every birder is a library — a privately curated collection of dozens — even hundreds — of volumes, including field guides, bird-finding guides and specialized monographs on specific groups like warblers, sparrows or gulls. The Passion and Peril of Birding 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Through a bit of magical realism, Ms. Camuzet turns into a sparrow, and flits through most of her segment as such. Toronto Festival 2014: The Downey-Duvall Show 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z In the second stanza, we're probably outdoors, noticing and hearing the sparrow "on the cottage rig" – presumably the roof, or some other jutting external part of the building. Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z A sparrow flew up from where the twig had snapped. 'I'm Carmen. Nice to meet you again': why I faced my rapist in prison 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Len thought it was more eagle than sparrow, and it made him smile. Strictly Come Dancing 2015: week three – as it happened 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z “From this day forward you’ll become sparrows, weapons in a global struggle for power,” the recruits are told by Charlotte Rampling’s unnamed and unsmiling instructor, a sort of Ninotchka minus verve and wit. ‘Red Sparrow’ Review: Flightless Bird 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z There is an understated humour in the poem which brings the world of the hedge sparrows, and indeed ourselves, into sharp focus. Richard Price poem to represent Team GB in Cultural Olympiad project 2012-07-26T14:22:47Z She hears a chirp and immediately identifies it as a white-crowned sparrow. A 17-Mile Hike to Unite San Francisco 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Mary is as fragile as a sparrow’s bone. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 5: On Your Knees 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Her huge watercolor of dancing winter sparrows hangs in their living room. An Adventurer’s Relics, and His Living Collection 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Some singers added delicate color accents on a handful of percussion instruments, like the excited triangle trills in “The Singing Tree,” a bustling movement bright with the energy of sparrows chattering at sunset. Review: ‘Canticles of the Holy Wind’ Summons the Elements at the Met 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The whole sparrows baked in pomegranate jus and fried lambs brains are not obligatory but they are equally delicious. Trip Tips: See and live history in Lebanon 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Besides the lapping of diminutive waves, the only sound might be the signature jingle of a nearby song sparrow. 36 Hours on Outer Cape Cod 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I had a pet sparrow who died and stayed under my bed for three months in a cardboard box. Rachel Whiteread: 'I'm not a joiner-in' 2012-06-12T17:00:01Z This was the tale of Pimlico Plumbers, founded, owned and run by Charlie Mullins, a man with a sparrow strut and disturbing hair atop an even more fearsome head for business. TV review: Show Me Your Money; The Town That Never Retired 2012-07-11T22:05:01Z The Sorrow of Love The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves,The brilliant moon and all the milky sky,And all that famous harmony of leaves,Had blotted out man's image and his cry. Poem of the week: The Sorrow of Love by WB Yeats 2010-08-09T09:17:00Z At 85, Marjorie is a broken sparrow of a woman, her body no longer entirely under her control, her mind only fitfully so. ‘Marjorie Prime,’ a Tender Comedy Starring Lois Smith 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Here we learn how night factors into the September migrations of orioles, warblers, sparrows, and tanagers; other recent episodes explore bee hummingbirds, in Cuba; Vivaldi’s inspiration by goldfinches; and the difference between ravens and crows. Three Podcasts to Listen to in September 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, according to media reports, more than 30 advertisers have flown away from O’Reilly’s program like a flock of startled sparrows since the harassment article emerged. Is this the end of Bill O’Reilly? That’s a complicated question. 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Behind me was Kowloon, a wall of dense grid-like apartment blocks with thumping basketball courts, chess players and trees filled with twittering sparrows. China's new high-speed train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to detect sugar molecules. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “They’re frightening to me,” he said, and seconds later some tiny feathered creature — a sparrow, maybe — flew so close to his head that he flinched. Meet Four Theater Artists to Watch This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z There were a few Etro extras: bird decorations from sparrows to owls, perched on shoulders or hats. 2010-01-19T13:01:00Z When she turned 19, she got a sparrow tattoo as a tribute. Modern Love: Just Holding on Through the Curves 2013-08-29T22:37:00Z The oriole goes off at six, the dove at seven, the chickadee at eight, then cardinals, sparrows, nuthatches, and so on around the dial. A Love-Hate Relationship With Birds 2010-04-29T18:30:00Z He becomes obsessed with a guesthouse owner’s daughter and begins to see very creepy omens, like a hanged sparrow. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Presumably sick of sparrows and entrails for dinner, his mother found a new husband – the Original Crispy Pizza King, no less –and moved with him and the young Stallone to Philadelphia. Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z We look together at the black and brown bird, maybe a finch or a song sparrow, perched in a cage within a cage. A bird trapped in ICE detention: What it’s like inside the largest immigrant prison in the US 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z A previously skeptical Erika recently decided to try it after finding a badly injured sparrow near her car. ‘The Leftovers’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Her Eye Is on the Sparrow 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Albatross looks like a scrawny sparrow next to them. Albatross: Just Call Her Emilia Bad-Elia 2012-01-12T19:03:29Z The catalog identifies this diminutive creature, with its open, upturned beak as the “plump sparrow,” an emblem of good fortune derived from an old folk tale. Art Review: ?Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture? at Japan Society 2012-03-22T20:20:17Z Words clear the pagelike a burst of sparrows over a hedge"but though from court to cottage he depart,his saint is sure of his unspotted heart"and the scent of petrol. White Egrets by Derek Walcott 2011-01-24T10:56:38Z Prints of sparrows, pagodas and mahjong tiles lent playfulness to the elegant clothes. Flights of fancy at Day 2 of London Fashion Week 2012-09-15T18:24:10Z Often, the only thing to lift the day from darkness is the sound of sparrows' voices. Esther Woolfson's urban nature diary 2013-02-01T10:00:02Z The sparrow takes her to a tree that resembles Yggdrasil, the World Tree of ancient Norse myth, where she is asked the baffling Endless Question: "Is a tree red?" Charlie Jane Anders' 'All the Birds in the Sky' has the hallmarks of an instant sci-fi classic 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The sparrows flying into the window trellis beat their wings with a sound that’s “dry vivid dusty,” each syllable a note in a chord he’s forming. Riff: How William Faulkner Tackled Race — and Freed the South From Itself 2012-06-30T04:00:04Z Those on the Audubon tour saw sunbathing sparrows, robins and starlings, as the guides told anecdotes about the importance of various birds to artists over the centuries. At Mostly Mozart, a Menagerie of Bird-Related Works 2012-08-03T18:26:47Z As the state slowly reopens, maybe there will continue to be a need for trained birds of prey to flush sparrows from the poolside arbors of fancy hotels. How to Make It in America as a Professional Falconer 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The human impact on the course of evolution is clear — more types of species derived from sparrows, rats and eucalyptus. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Once thinkers were everywhere, like butterflies, sparrows and bees, which have also virtually disappeared. Never mind endangered animals – it's the thinkers that we need to save 2013-03-10T00:05:44Z We knew that Colin wasn't well from the start: the show opened with the sound of him breathing and talking with difficulty, his wife, Mark's mum, fussing and chattering around him like an anxious sparrow. Rewind radio: Bowie and Beyond: A Music Fan's Guide to Berlin; Adam Buxton on David Bowie; Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro; Making News; Messy, Isn't It? The Life and Works of Richard Brautigan – review 2013-04-06T21:50:01Z A long section of this needlessly long film is devoted to sparrow training. ‘Red Sparrow’ Review: Flightless Bird 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Henslow’s sparrows are gone: In the 1960s, there were an average of 31 counted each year, but the last was recorded in 2006. Animal Doctor: Booster vaccinations and the reasons cats lose weight 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z One source, musicofnature.com, suggests that a white-throated sparrow mnemonic might be “Sweet Canada, Canada, Canada.” Spare Times for Children for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-12T23:34:34Z The New York Times said Caldwell “flounces onto the stage like a sparrow with illusions of grandeur.” Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z "Think of the likelihood of a sparrow being preserved in the geologic record as opposed to an elephant." Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Sampling hundreds of swamp sparrows in the Eastern U.S., researchers found 160 different syllable types were involved in the sparrows’ repertoire that persisted in similar patterns for decades. These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z White-browed sparrow weavers live in family groups in which only a dominant pair breeds and their grown-up offspring, particularly females, help to feed nestlings. Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Scientists have unlocked the genetic basis underlying the remarkable variation in body size observed in song sparrows, one of North America's most familiar and beloved songbirds. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “I’m a lover of sparrows. I’m a lover of little brown birds that are frequently ignored and all lumped together. As a Black man, that has weight for me,” Lanham says. Birds Named after People Will Get New English Names 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Java sparrows are known to be socially monogamous, showing mutual courtship and pair-bonding for a long time. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z As baby sparrows grow up, they repeatedly listen to their elders’ songs, repeating the most common syllables. These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z These findings stem from a remarkable continuous decade-long field study of 40 family groups of sparrow weavers in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa. Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z For instance, song sparrows that live year-round in the Aleutian Islands can be up to three times larger than their counterparts in the coastal marshes of California. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z They concluded that in agricultural areas, species of greater conservation concern, like the oak titmouse, would see worse outcomes than species of lower concern, like the house sparrow. Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The experiment lasted 12 weeks and involved 44 adult sparrows from a laboratory population. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z According to the study, this so-called conformist bias, paired with the extreme precision of the songbird’s notes, can persist as a tradition in swamp sparrows for hundreds of years. These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive. Volunteers wanted: Must love Santa Barbara's great outdoors. And sheep 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z "The existence of 'locally adapted' populations implies that natural selection has shaped the genetic makeup of song sparrow populations across their range, enabling individuals to survive and reproduce in drastically different climatic conditions," said Carbeck. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The researchers spotted a house sparrow and pulled binoculars to their eyes. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z "Java sparrows are native to the tropics and breed most of the year. Morphological changes signaling fertility are important for ensuring reproductive synchrony -- especially in the tropics, where seasonal cues are absent," added Soma. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In a prior study, common notes were found to be more attractive to female sparrows than variations in the common dialect, suggesting this behavior may be evolutionarily advantageous. These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z On May 12, 2001, in terms of sparrows, there were 25 singing males, three pairs, four “visuals” and two fly-over individuals on the preserve, according to the Channel Islands Restoration website. Volunteers wanted: Must love Santa Barbara's great outdoors. And sheep 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Carbeck and colleagues from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, University of Alaska and Ouachita Baptist University used the power of whole-genome sequencing to decode the entire song sparrow genome and unlock its secrets. Cracking the code: Genome sequencing reveals why songbirds are larger in colder climates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z As a result, these areas have less bird biodiversity and larger populations of synanthropic birds — species adapted to dense urban environments such as house finches and sparrows, European starlings, common pigeons and northern mockingbirds. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The results show that eye ring changes, in addition to duet dancing and vocal and non-vocal sound communication, play an important role in communication between pair-bonded Java sparrows. Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The study focused on birds that move at night, as most migrators do, particularly perching birds such as warblers, thrushes and sparrows. Solar Storms Can Hinder Bird Migration 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z There’s no concerted effort to reintroduce the sparrows or other birds, Owen said, but the grazing creates a landscape more conducive to their nesting, foraging and other activities. Volunteers wanted: Must love Santa Barbara's great outdoors. And sheep 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Birds that migrate at night, like sparrows and warblers, rely on the stars to navigate. Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds perish after crashing into windows at Chicago exhibition hall 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Among the most ubiquitous and abundant songbirds in the world, house sparrows are urban creatures that thrive where people do. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Today, more than half of parrot species in the Caribbean have gone extinct, from large particolored macaws to a parrotlet the size of a sparrow. Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z “Last year, I seeded my pots, covered them with compost and got in the car only to see a flock of sparrows dive down and devour the seeds. They were watching me,” she says. Give your garden a nitrogen boost with cover crops | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z She and her two companions, all dedicated bird-watchers, quickly identified one of the foraging birds as a Nelson’s sparrow, a small, round bird with a yellow stripe over its eye. We Asked Readers to Spend the Summer Watching Birds. Here’s What Happened. 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Peacocks, elephants, camels and various birds like parrots and sparrows are commonly used. Exploring the rich history of Indian block printing 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z But less than 10 miles to the northeast, in the wealthy city of San Marino, house sparrows were nowhere to be heard. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z At Morriston Park in Swansea, near his home, the then nine-year-old ticked off sparrows, starlings, blue tits…but surely not a ring-necked parakeet, external? Birds: How boy found exotic parakeets in Swansea park 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Wind whipped through bitterbrush, competing with the sound of sparrow and meadowlark birdsong. Methow conservation group buys 1,200 acres above Winthrop 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The stripe over this sparrow’s eye had a more saturated, orange tint, and its breast was speckled with black and white. We Asked Readers to Spend the Summer Watching Birds. Here’s What Happened. 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Even in the middle of the city, you can find house sparrows, starlings, pigeons, peregrine falcons. How to Start Birding 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Instead of the sparrows, ravens, common pigeons and a Cooper’s hawk the bird watchers spotted in Boyle Heights, the manicured lawns and mature trees of San Marino bristled with a very different assortment of birds. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z House sparrows, originally from Europe and Asia, were brought to Brooklyn in the 1850s to control caterpillars. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z “But birds endemic to the American West that nest close to the ground at high elevations, such as white-crowned sparrows, just don’t breed in heavy snow years like this one.” Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z It was a saltmarsh sparrow, a species threatened by sea level rise. We Asked Readers to Spend the Summer Watching Birds. Here’s What Happened. 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Even the common birds around here, like the grackles and house sparrows — they’re so fun to watch. How to Start Birding 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z At Damascus Gate, you could hear the sparrows sing. Ramadan brought rare calm, familiar worries to Jerusalem’s Old City 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, house sparrows have been known to attack many bird species, including bluebirds, purple martins and tree swallows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z I discovered BirdCast through a friend and fellow birder I call Hardcore Jim, because he’s the kind of guy who takes online courses in sparrows. Trying to Find Your Place in the World? Try Birding From a Different Angle. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z But by 8 a.m. on Tuesday, a team led by Kelsey Reckling, 31, had counted 500 birds representing 38 species, including lazuli buntings, chipping sparrows and hermit warblers. This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Scientists had plenty of theories when migratory sparrows, flycatchers, blackbirds, swallows, warblers and other birds in the southwestern United States turned up dead or dying in August and September of 2020. Weather whiplash: How climate change killed thousands of migratory birds 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Back home, Ms. Kopta, who was nicknamed “the sparrow,” was known to wander the streets of downtown Pittsburgh as a street preacher. Pennsylvania Woman Who Disappeared in 1992 Is Found Alive in Puerto Rico 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z The situation is so bad for eastern bluebirds that the North American Bluebird Society recommends removing and destroying house sparrow eggs from bluebird boxes and trapping adult house sparrows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Tongass, he said, is “a place where eagles are as abundant as house sparrows, salmon clog streams like rush-hour traffic and wolves feed on salmon carcasses.” Biden Bans Roads and Logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Rainier ptarmigan, the saltmarsh sparrow of the Atlantic coast and numerous birds of Hawaii. Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Just as fish do not thrive in open air and sparrows don’t dwell in caves, humans could prove to be exclusively adapted to life within Earth’s ionosphere. Opinion | Artemis says, to the moon! But it might simply prove our human limits. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Salvaged pumpkin seeds are a tasty treat for a wide variety of birds such as cardinals, sparrows, finches and chickadees, including when mixed with other seeds such as sunflowers. Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Isn’t there anything less lethal I can do in my own sparrow war? An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z For example, some human activities may encourage the domination of West Nile Virus vectors like house sparrows over other bird species, whereas restoring wetlands can attract more diverse species of birds and insects like dragonflies. Systemic racism blunts the genetic diversity of urban wildlife. Here's how 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In particular, birds with relatively large territories that sing at medium to high mean frequencies—such as the grasshopper sparrow found in North America—were less likely to be heard. Climate change could quiet prairie birds’ chirping 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Emily Newton, landowner liaison officer at DWT, said the bird, which is the size of a house sparrow and "very secretive and shy", was spotted on the farm a couple of months ago. Rare woodpecker returns to Dorset 'due to organic farming' 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z This sparrow also breeds in cooler climates up north in Alaska and Canada and, like the varied thrushes, is returning to the Seattle area for winter, said Neufeld-Kaiser. Bird-Safe Seattle Week is coming up. Here’s what to know 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I know my position is at odds with some of my colleagues, but I don’t blame the house sparrow,” he said. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z I chose to get the Yiddish word for sparrow, shperl, tattooed on my right arm, paying homage to my paternal grandfather’s first language. Experimenting with trans boyhood to bring my adult self back to life 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z From the comfort of the wooden boardwalks weaving across the marshy terrain and an observation tower, birders can spot vireos, sparrows and warblers, as well as raptors, such as red-shouldered hawks and bald eagles. Eight great places to see the Mid-Atlantic’s migrating birds 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The USSR’s Olga Korbut, dubbed “the sparrow from Minsk,” became an international celebrity after stunning performances on the balance beam, floor exercises and uneven bars. 50 years after Munich Olympics attack, victims’ families are compensated 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z There will be glider designs based on Destiny sparrow designs, alongside Destiny-inspired pickaxes and back blings. Destiny 2’s Fortnite crossover is official and includes skins, maps, and more 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Still, he told me, we can help bluebirds by putting bluebird boxes only where they belong: not near houses, barns or bird feeders, but in open meadows, which house sparrows would never call home. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z They gather data for the percentage of new sparrow hawks in each colony and the percentage of those that have returned from migration. High School Statistics 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z They gather data for the percent of new sparrow hawks in each colony and the percent of those that have returned from migration. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z When he later stopped by himself, the pair seemed like "two little sparrows… scared of something", Mr Baird told the Sydney Morning Herald. The mystery deaths of two Saudi sisters in Sydney 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In my garden, sparrows shelter in the hedge, their beaks agape; there’s a faint smell of smoke on the breeze. Opinion | Living through the British heat wave was unbearable. We can’t downplay it. 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Eastern phoebes are an early nesting species and may have traditionally had their first brood before competition from later-nesting house sparrows, he explained. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z An ecologist wants to predict how many birds will join another colony of sparrow hawks to which 70 percent of the adults from the previous year have returned. High School Statistics 2020-03-27T00:00:00Z An ecologist wants to predict how many birds will join another colony of sparrow hawks to which 70% of the adults from the previous year have returned. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z The father-of-four claimed he called her his "princess, little angel and sparrow" and in turn she called him "grandpa". Agnes Akom: Lorry driver Necolai Paizan guilty of power tool murder 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Just north, in a newly hushed San Francisco, white-crowned sparrows began singing more quietly, yet the distance across which they could communicate “more than doubled,” researchers found. Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z “But warmer spring weather induces house sparrows to nest earlier in some areas, and eastern phoebes may have lost their usual seasonal head start,” he said. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z A seaside sparrow with mustard-colored smears on its face flew by. Pelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Ornithologists, scientists who study birds, tag sparrow hawks in 13 different colonies to study their population. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z My lovely wife and I are so accustomed to robins, cardinals and sparrows that we hardly ever need to consult the bird identification book we keep on our porch. Perspective | The drama and delight of nature in a suburban yard 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The following year, the invasive European sparrow kicked out the chickadee parents and ruled the roost. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z “If bluebirds and eastern phoebes have an enemy, it is we humans, not the house sparrows we brought here.” An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Because of the damage they did to native birds, cats — along with English sparrows — were among Bailey’s least-favorite things. Perspective | Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the bird woman of Washington 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Intent on their prey, Coopers’ hawks follow a sparrow or pigeon into a loading dock. Seattle is home to many raptors. These volunteers protect them from the dangers of city living 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Long before the “zero COVID” policy, China had a “zero sparrow” policy. Analysis ❘ China’s ‘zero-COVID’ mess proves autocracy hurts everyone 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Some internet sleuthing revealed that her birdhouses’ 1.5-inch openings were just large enough to allow the sparrow access. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z First, Mulvihill pointed out, we wanted the sparrows to control pest insects. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Then he burrowed into another bag to throw a large bread crumb or two to an expectant sparrow. ‘I Ran Home to Grab a Measuring Tape and Then Returned’ 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z One day, her brother, after much effort to secure a few bullets, shot a sparrow to feed his family, she recalled. Russian sieges of Ukrainian cities provoke bitter recollections for Syrians 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. Analysis ❘ China’s ‘zero-COVID’ mess proves autocracy hurts everyone 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Openings of 1.25 inches, Stiller learned, are ideal for hosting chickadees while keeping the sparrows out. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z I could stop feeding the birds by February, which might cause year-round residents like house sparrows to disperse. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Managing the land less intensively boosts native insect populations, which in turn lures native birds such as sparrows, juncos and catbirds. Bird Feeders Are Good for Some Species—But Possibly Bad for Others 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Lund’s allegorical novel imagines a boy with a Java sparrow living in his rib cage. 10 noteworthy books for February 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z By one estimation, nearly 2 billion sparrows were killed nationwide within months. Analysis ❘ China’s ‘zero-COVID’ mess proves autocracy hurts everyone 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z But there’s one sketch in the film Kopp doesn’t think is his: the “perfect sparrow.” These unique creations for three awards season films had us at hello 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z I could avoid inexpensive bird food mixes that contain cracked corn, milo, wheat and rye, preferred by house sparrows, and instead use more expensive seed that contains black-oil sunflower seeds, safflower seeds and white millet. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Previously, similar kinds of tests have shown that rats, Java sparrows, and monkeys can understand the difference between speech and random noise without being specifically trained to identify a language. Dogs have the potential to be bilingual, a recent study finds 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z In New York, researchers found chickadees and song sparrows that ate insects contaminated with PCBs along the Hudson River sounded a bit different than ones in uncontaminated areas in the Adirondacks. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The near extinction of sparrows led to insect infestations, which ruined crops and contributed to the Great Famine that starved tens of millions of Chinese to death in the next three years. Analysis ❘ China’s ‘zero-COVID’ mess proves autocracy hurts everyone 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z "If He dresses the lilies with beauty and splendor / How much more will He clothe you? / If He watched over every sparrow / How much more does He love you?" read the lyrics. Thomas Rhett welcomes fourth child with wife Lauren Akins: 'Legit a miracle' 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z And I could change from a platform feeder to a tubular one that house sparrows can’t dominate as easily. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Adaptable and variable, song sparrows can be found in abundance in overgrown fields, wooded edges and backyards, where they are common visitors at bird feeders. What Seattle-area birders can listen for in fall: fewer songs, more warnings 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z A group calling itself "predatory sparrow" has claimed today's nationwide cyber-attack on Iran's petrol stations, also claiming responsibility for a similar attack on Iran's railway network earlier this year. Iran blames foreign country for cyberattack on petrol stations 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z And not just the mallards and herring gulls that you might expect on a waterfront, but swallows, woodpeckers and rare sparrows, as well as 31 species of warblers. Why you should do your spring planting in the fall 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z I watched a sparrow hop toward a translucent, melted, gummy-candy blob that was stuck to the pier and peck its tiny beak into it. ‘My Heart Started Pounding When I Realized I Was That Someone’ 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Even if I tried to kill all the house sparrows at my house, Mulvihill said, “you’d be doing that year in and year out.” An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Getting both marsh sparrows in one spot is a win for him, and I'm delighted to have gotten my first look at a Saltmarsh Sparrow. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z A pair of sparrows spent every day pecking away at it, enlarging a hole and hoping to make a home in the punky wood. Perspective | The doors of perception: From pilaster to post in search of a new pediment 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z For example, would you destroy a living thing, like a sparrow, to save a nonliving thing, like the Grand Canyon? Talking to My Daughter Can Be Harder Than Learning Quantum Mechanics 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Thinking of all the reasons one might not touch a bird, I got out my handkerchief anyway and scooted the sparrow gently from behind. ‘My Heart Started Pounding When I Realized I Was That Someone’ 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Still, I’m on the lookout this spring for nest-raiding house sparrows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z But it's the sparrows that he's most interested in. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Where Prince Hamlet saw purpose in even the minutest occurrence—“There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow”—many of today’s scientists see only the impersonal laws of physics. Learning to Live in Steven Weinberg’s Pointless Universe 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The Savannah sparrow’s song starts with a series of high-pitched, short, accelerating “tsip” notes, followed by a long insectlike buzz that carries a great distance, ending with a few rapid staccato tick notes. 10 migrant warblers to listen for now in the Northwest 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The house sparrow and starling introductions were the work of the American Acclimatization Society, an organization founded in 1871 whose mission was to bring species that were “useful or interesting” from Europe to North America. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z A white-crowned sparrow from Washington state sounds very different from its Californian cousins. Artificial Intelligence Develops an Ear for Birdsong 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z I am learning to identify them; sparrows, goldfinches, mourning doves, etc. It's been one year. Here's how our readers feel about L.A. now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z But the same cicada event in the same woods that year did not correspond with any difference in the average number of eggs per house sparrow nest, compared with the prior and subsequent years. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Common yellowthroats, white-throated sparrows, gray catbirds and ovenbirds are the most common victims in Philadelphia, experts said, and those species are also threatened by climate change and other predators. Philly to dim lights to make it safer for birds in flight 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z House sparrows, for example, were imported to control insect pests. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z That doesn’t mean De La Riva has been spared from the accusations of wrongdoing that seem to fly around Maywood like sparrows. Will charges bring change to a California city rocked by corruption scandals? 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z It is the size of a sparrow, found in marshy areas, and is described by Audubon as “extremely secretive.” Elusive wetland bird added to FL’ s endangered species list 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Researchers in Canada have shown that consuming as few as four imidacloprid-treated canola seeds over three days can interfere with a sparrow’s ability to migrate. These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z This had all the splash of a sparrow jumping into a puddle, but that might not matter much. Bob Gregory is UW Huskies’ new coordinator, but Jimmy Lake remains the defense’s mastermind 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Today, house sparrows and starlings are the most widespread invasive birds in the world, also deliberately introduced to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and other locations. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z When the sparrows built nests, they put dirt underneath to prevent flooding. Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Then I read that a sparrow is actually a bad omen. Chameleonic Jessie Buckley brings the bad to 'Fargo,' the cryptic to 'Ending Things' 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The similarities between a house sparrow and tree sparrow are such that articles have been written to help birders distinguish between the two. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z In spring, you may see sparrows race back and forth from the feeder to nearby branches, where their young wait to be fed. Get the Birds To Come To You 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z There is a great deal more avian diversity in New York City than just pigeons, house sparrows and starlings. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Furthermore, Faulhaber says, conserving the grasshopper sparrow in its natural habitat means protecting the ecosystem for “all the other beautiful, valuable species that go together with them.” Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z So we started looking at videos of sparrows. Chameleonic Jessie Buckley brings the bad to 'Fargo,' the cryptic to 'Ending Things' 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z He writes about his changing surroundings month by month, from spiders to sparrows, worms to wood sorrel. Monty Don on why we should put our phones down 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z White-crowned sparrows are tough birds, able to survive the hustle and bustle of many North American cities. When COVID-19 silenced cities, birdsong recaptured its former glory 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z By analysing the calls of sparrows recorded over decades, scientists confirmed a change in the birds' vocal repertoire when the city fell quiet. How lockdown birds sang to a different tune 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Despite their experience with the other sparrows, the scientists didn’t get it right immediately. Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Opera was her passion, and she said she would have been a diva instead of a justice if she’d had the voice of a robin instead “of a sparrow.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and legal pioneer for gender equality, dies at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z While these lands endure severe, sere conditions, they are among the most diverse habitats in the state, home to the burrowing owl, sagebrush sparrow, strutting sage grouse and the sweet-faced pygmy rabbit. Endangered wildlife, habitat burned in Washingon’s wildfires 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z A new study shows that, in just a matter of weeks, the sparrows’ songs recovered the acoustic quality of songs sung decades ago, when city life was less noisy. When COVID-19 silenced cities, birdsong recaptured its former glory 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The impacted species include blackbirds, flycatchers, sparrows, swallows, warblers and the western wood pewee. Massive numbers of birds are dying in New Mexico and no one knows why 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Since then, some 250 captive-bred grasshopper sparrows have been set free in Florida, released every few weeks, even through the pandemic. Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z When a chipping sparrow trills, it could be that spring has arrived. In Schubert's last sonata, the trill's the thing 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z “They are firing their cannons at sparrows,” said Edgar Taraba, as he unloaded a morning’s catch of flounder and sole from his dinghy. German Town Fears Ruin by U.S. Effort to Stop Russian Pipeline 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z And that made her wonder how the sparrows were responding to the quieter conditions. When COVID-19 silenced cities, birdsong recaptured its former glory 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Songbird nesting did not change significantly across the test plots with low to moderate grazing, for instance, but Savannah sparrows and grasshopper sparrows avoided the most intensively grazed areas. Is the way cattle are grazed the key to saving America's threatened prairies? 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The tiny Florida grasshopper sparrow, on the other hand, merely hopped out of an open screen and skittered along the ground, says Blackford, a U.S. Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z |
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