Wendy Paulson’s Birds of Barrington | Song Sparrow Can there be a sweeter or more convincing herald of spring than the song sparrow? Certainly the bugling cries of sandhill cranes streaming overhead in March signal the emergence of fresh plant March 24, 2018 Birds of Barrington/Birds of Barrington Illinois/Causes & Giving/Citizens for Conservation/Nature & Wildlife/News/Things to Do/Wildlife