[NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows

From: "Jane&Dave Schlosberg" <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:37:07 -0400
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The song sparrows that frequent our feeders seem to always be in =
conflict.  I=E2=80=99ve never seen the behavior you describe, but they =
certainly dispute the right to be at the feeder.  Even when there are =
several perches available, the one feeding will chase the later arriver =
away.    Even on the ground, they have to keep a certain distance from =
one another.  Other species of yard birds seem to be less aggressive.
They sing so sweetly, we would like to think they have kindly =
temperaments to match.  HA!  Anthropomorphizing, even when we know =
better...
Jane

From: Don MacNeill=20
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 10:13 AM
To: NaturenNS=20
Subject: [NatureNS] Fighting Song Sparrows

Something I haven't seeen before.  Two Song Sparrows flew at each other =
in my backyard, locked together and fell to the ground, still locked =
together.  They rolled around a bit flapping their wings and finally =
separated.  Then they repeated the same thing a couple of times.  Must =
have been two males trying to impress a female.

Don

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Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
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Even on the ground, they have to keep a certain distance from one =
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Other species of yard birds seem to be less aggressive.</DIV>
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to match.&nbsp; HA!&nbsp; Anthropomorphizing, even when we know =
better...</DIV>
<DIV>Jane</DIV>
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face=3DCalibri>Something I haven't seeen before.&nbsp; Two Song Sparrows =
flew at=20
each other in my backyard, locked together and fell to the ground, still =
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together.&nbsp; They rolled around a bit flapping their wings and =
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separated.&nbsp; Then they repeated the same thing a couple of =
times.&nbsp; Must=20
have been two males trying to impress a female.<BR><BR>Don<BR></FONT>
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