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Index of Subjects That's an interesting question Nancy. The short answer is that Nova Scotia House Sparrows are not migratory in that they don't head south to the USA or Central and South America. The longer answer is that like a number of species in Nova Scotia, House Sparrows usually leave their individual breeding territories and congregate in winter feeding groups. Sometimes this is one feeder but usually it is an area with a number of sources, perhaps a couple of bird feeders, perhaps one or more farms with animals, perhaps combinations of various food sources. If there are multiple sources they often move around between them. However at some point they will move back to the breeding areas and begin to break up into pairs. As James has observed, it sounds like this is the start of things. All the best, Lance Lance Laviolette Glen Robertson, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of nancy dowd Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 5:30 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] House Sparrows Are House Sparrows migratory? Nancy On 2014-02-23, at 10:34 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Marg and all: > > This is good to hear. These birds must have just arrived from somewhere as both Kevin Lantz, myself and many other birders have been looking for them around Lunenburg and they were just not present this winter. So this is a sign of them being back as returning migrants. For the record it is about this time that they do usually arrive back there as migrants so they are right on schedule. All the best, > > James > > > > > From: mmillard@eastlink.ca > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] House Sparrows > Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:20:19 -0400 > > James there are house sparrows in Lunenburg in the garden that runs up the hill beside Lunenburg Art Gallery on the corner of Duke and Pelham. They move all through that neighborhood and were there Tuesday when I attended a meeting at LAG. It was alive with them. > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > http://MargMillard.ca
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