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.

Let’s look at some of our guests. The first brown bird that might come to mind is the sparrow, and several species come to my feeder. The house sparrow is common in cities and suburbs.

House sparrows are an invasive pest that come with a slew of issues, including property damage and aggression to other birds.