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There used to be a colony of house sparrows in the Barberry hedge at the
corner of Thistle Street and Victoria Road in Dartmouth - you could hear
and see them while waiting for the traffic light. I don't believe that
they are still there.
When I was a child living on Summit Street in Dartmouth, we had a colony
living in the ventilation louvers in our house. Noisy scuffling and
cheeping at all hours. The louvers were stuffed with untidy nesting
material. The local environment (food sources etc.) doesn't seem to have
changed much since then, but although the house is still there, the
house sparrows are long gone.
Peter Payzant
On 2015-11-20 9:45 AM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote:
> I’m in downtown Dartmouth.
> Twenty years ago I had oodles of them year round.
> For the last five years, never a one.
> Dave S...
> *From:* rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2015 8:30 AM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] sparrows
> I see them in the Airport Gayle.
> I don't think they are waiting for a flight.
> They may not be as cold tolerant as is required here
> in Nova Scotia. They used to get pretty close to the cows
> on cold winter days for a little warmth - that was back in farming days.
> Enjoy November
> Paul
>> On November 20, 2015 at 8:10 AM GayleMacLean <duartess@EastLink.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>> My neighbour, across the street has a number of House Sparrows
>> visiting his feeders year-round. Never any around my house, though. I
>> think it is how & where hedges and trees are situated around a house
>> that either attracts them or not.
>> Gayle MacLean
>> Dartmouth
>> On 11/20/15 07:23 AM, *Don MacNeill *<donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> House Sparrows suffered a steep decline worldwide. I still have 6
>>> coming regularly to my feeders.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>>> On 19/11/2015 11:06 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote:
>>>> I presume Peter was referring to house sparrows.
>>>> And, yes, there’s been a number of us wondering about that for some
>>>> time.
>>>> Dave S....
>>>> *From:* GayleMacLean
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2015 9:37 PM
>>>> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] sparrows
>>>> There are a fair number of Song Sparrows around our neighbourhood,
>>>> (Glenwood Avenue); I saw one White-throated Sparrow a week or so,
>>>> ago. Mind you, Starlings, which are around here year round, are
>>>> very common, and are seen in large numbers... they are certainly
>>>> prolific breeders, that's for sure!
>>>> Gayle MacLean
>>>> Dartmouth
>>>> On 11/19/15 07:03 PM, Hubcove@aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> In Halifax today and a friend was wondering why sparrows have
>>>>> virtually disappeared in the city. While starlings are obviously
>>>>> flourishing. Wondered whether anyone had the answer.
>>>>> Peter Stow
>>>>> Hubbards
>>>>>
>
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There used to be a colony of house sparrows in the Barberry hedge at
the corner of Thistle Street and Victoria Road in Dartmouth - you
could hear and see them while waiting for the traffic light. I don't
believe that they are still there.<br>
<br>
When I was a child living on Summit Street in Dartmouth, we had a
colony living in the ventilation louvers in our house. Noisy
scuffling and cheeping at all hours. The louvers were stuffed with
untidy nesting material. The local environment (food sources etc.)
doesn't seem to have changed much since then, but although the house
is still there, the house sparrows are long gone.<br>
<br>
Peter Payzant<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2015-11-20 9:45 AM, Dave&Jane
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<div>I’m in downtown Dartmouth.</div>
<div>Twenty years ago I had oodles of them year round.</div>
<div>For the last five years, never a one.</div>
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<div>I see them in the Airport Gayle. </div>
<div>I don't think they are waiting for a flight. </div>
<div>They may not be as cold tolerant as is required here </div>
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