tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post5488375201174536639..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Friday Around the YardBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-65868722827517294242006-07-03T18:31:00.000-04:002006-07-03T18:31:00.000-04:00Ah. Thanks for the info.Ah. Thanks for the info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-25574359080954326312006-07-03T11:47:00.000-04:002006-07-03T11:47:00.000-04:00Dea:House sparrows are non-native birds introduced...Dea:<BR><BR>House sparrows are non-native birds introduced to N. America from Europe in the late 1800s. They are aggressive cavity nesters and often kill other native birds (such as bluebirds) to take over their nesting sites.<BR><BR>We normally control the house sparrows, giving them no peace, removing their nests as they build them. Otherwise, over time, we'd have nothing but house sparrows nesting in our boxes.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-59951640607972562552006-07-02T00:20:00.000-04:002006-07-02T00:20:00.000-04:00The dad bluebird feeding young'un cracked me up. ...The dad bluebird feeding young'un cracked me up. <BR>SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-29513669417292389782006-07-01T20:43:00.000-04:002006-07-01T20:43:00.000-04:00Hi Bill,What's wrong with house sparrows? I'm a n...Hi Bill,<BR><BR>What's wrong with house sparrows? I'm a new birder (thanks to reading yours, Julie's, and birdchicks' blogs, if I may say) but I've always loved these delightful little creatures with so much personality. As per the song by the Be Good Tanyas, "The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs". Pray enlighten me.<BR><BR>Dea Lloyd<BR>Victoria, BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com