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Arthur Mudge <[log in to unmask]>
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Arthur Mudge <[log in to unmask]>
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REPLY:  The decline of the House Sparrow has been particularly notable over 
the past few decades.  I doubt that many of us are grieving that decline, 
but could anyone out there refer me to a good article(s) trying to explain 
it?  The reasons for their decline could be of relevance to decline of other 
species of more genuine concern for us.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "george clark" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:55 PM
Subject: [UVB] Norwich birds 1/16/10


> This morning Ed Hack and I looked for birds in Norwich. Highlights 
> included 29 Mallards off Kendall Station Road, an adult Bald Eagle  flying 
> over Norwich and seen from Campbell Flats Road not far south of  the 
> Thetford line, a flying Cooper's Hawk seen from the intersection  of Main 
> Street and Koch Road, and 12 Cedar Waxwings along Campbell  Flats Road. 
> Some of the waxwings were flying out and back and were  apparently hawking 
> insects along the side of a house. We couldn't see  insects at a distance 
> through binoculars, but cluster flies might have  been the prey on this 
> sunny day with temperatures well above freezing.
>
> Because House Sparrows are now quite local in their Norwich  distribution, 
> the presence this morning of 15 at a farm along Kerwin  Hill Road was 
> notable.
>
> Prior to 2007 House Sparrows were regular along Main Street in the 
> village section of Norwich, and nest material could be seen protruding 
> from attic ventilation openings on a prominent building. A remodeling 
> narrowed the openings and thus blocked entry of House Sparrows. Since 
> then only an occasional individual of this species has been reported  from 
> the vicinity of Main Street. Farms with livestock now seem to  present the 
> locations most favorable for finding this species in the  town, but a 
> number of such farms apparently lack House Sparrows.
>
> The Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwings, and House Sparrows of today were my  first 
> sightings of these species in Norwich during 2010.
>
> George
>
>
> George Clark
> Norwich, VT
>
>> Location:     Norwich
>> Observation date:     1/16/10
>> Number of species:     21
>>
>> Mallard     29
>> Wild Turkey     8
>> Bald Eagle     1
>> Cooper's Hawk     1
>> Mourning Dove     1
>> Downy Woodpecker     1
>> Hairy Woodpecker     1
>> Blue Jay     X
>> American Crow     X
>> Common Raven     X
>> Black-capped Chickadee     X
>> Tufted Titmouse     X
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch     2
>> Brown Creeper     1
>> European Starling     2
>> Cedar Waxwing     12
>> White-throated Sparrow     5
>> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     X
>> Northern Cardinal     4
>> American Goldfinch     1
>> House Sparrow     15
>>
>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt )
>>
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