Birders can sometimes overlook drab, brown birds, but the Vesper sparrow, pictured above, sings a beautiful song. The word vesper refers to an evening song. Photo courtesy Sue Hirshman
The sparrow that has a story to tell
Bird Songs are a part of the music of existence
–Enos A. Mills—
On June 25 I was birding at the Billy Creek State Wildlife Area just north of Ridgway, and I was noticing quite a few different bird species. Toward late afternoon, I was heading out toward the highway when I heard a beautiful repertoire of bird songs. I stopped my car, putting down my windows. Sitting atop of some brush was my singer bird. To my surprise it was a sparrow, but which one? I just had to identify this bird with a...
