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Is there any other bird that could be confused with English Sparrow?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:12 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:12 am
I'm declaring war on the English Sparrows around my house. They keep running my bluebirds out of my boxes. Is there any other bird that would be at my feeder that could be confused with the female? The male is easily identifiable. Thanks for your help.
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Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:21 am to arbe25
I think that the bluebird society (I may have the name wrong) has free plans for sparrow traps. there are also a bunch of traps that you can purchase for these.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:43 am to arbe25
quote:The two I get that I have to double take on are female house finches and chipping sparrows. Many people get white throated sparrows at their feeders, and I did at my last house, but none at the new place.
Is there any other bird that would be at my feeder that could be confused with the female?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:56 am to AlxTgr
Yeah that's what i'm afraid of after looking at those pics. I may go with the trap...thanks Loup
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:21 am to arbe25
.22 will solve problem quicker
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:24 am to arbe25
Carolina wren.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:29 am to deeprig9
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Carolina wren.
One of my favorite birds that I rarely get to see/hear anymore.
Tea Kettle, Tea Kettle, Tea Kettle....
Posted on 1/21/20 at 6:28 pm to arbe25
House sparrows are damn near unmistakable for any other sparrow, especially the males. Females have an eyestripe and plain breast, while house finch females typically lack the eyestripe and have brown streaks on their breast.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 7:10 pm to Cowboyfan89
I use a trap that lures the sparrows in and keeps them alive. Let a few sparrows get in the trap and leave them there as decoys. The others will get curious and pile in. Then it’s neck wringing or drowning time.
I fricking hate sparrows. They are little winged rats.
I fricking hate sparrows. They are little winged rats.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 11:51 pm to deeprig9
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Carolina wren.
Don't under any circumstances kill any of these!
Posted on 1/22/20 at 12:21 am to aTmTexas Dillo
How do y’all tell the difference between European (house) sparrows from native sparrows? The males are easy but the females all look alike to me.
I always said House wrens, but I learned I was calling Carolina wrens house wrens.
I always said House wrens, but I learned I was calling Carolina wrens house wrens.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 1:06 am to Outdoorreb
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How do y’all tell the difference between European (house) sparrows from native sparrows? The males are easy but the females all look alike to me.
I'm not sure. There is no way in hell I'd kill any songbird now. We commonly have hummingbirds fly into our large picture window and I grieve when they do it. In the from a male and female Summer Tanager flew into a window and died. They are the first and last I've seen in my life. No way I'd even kill a sparrow.
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I always said House wrens, but I learned I was calling Carolina wrens house wrens.
Same for me. It's the white stripe off the eye that gives it away. I'm in my 60s and I only learned that this past year.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 7:17 am to aTmTexas Dillo
I rarely see house wrens. Often see winter wrens from the stand.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 7:49 am to aTmTexas Dillo
I get to see summer tanagers pretty often, the song bird I love to see are painted buntings. I have seen maybe 6 in 30 years. I see indigo’s all the time though.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 7:59 am to Outdoorreb
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How do y’all tell the difference between European (house) sparrows from native sparrows? The males are easy but the females all look alike to me.
If you are in a home setting, you probably aren't going to see many of the new world sparrows. And even when you do, it is fairly easy to tell the difference. The house sparrows are usually a bit larger, and the females have a plain breast. Most of the new world sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, meaning the Male and female look the same, and many have streaked breasts. Some of the more common new worlds are brush-loving species in my experience, and won't hang out in the open as much as a house sparrow. House sparrows will readily nest in nest boxes as well.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 8:31 am to Cowboyfan89
Chipping and white throated are the only ones I have seen at my feeders. I've seen pics of white crowned.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 8:40 am to Cowboyfan89
I have a question about a bird. In the Mississippi Delta, there is a bird that has the coloration/ build of a sparrow, but it runs on the ground a lot. I see them when driving tractors in ag fields and they are running on the ground. It’s bigger then a sparrow though. Usually in pairs.
Not quail or killdeer
Hope someone has the answer I have always wondered what it was.
Not quail or killdeer
Hope someone has the answer I have always wondered what it was.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 9:07 am to Outdoorreb
I think I know what you are talking about. I have never gotten close enough to see them real well. Have theorized that they are American Pipits, but I certainly don't know that.
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