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Re: Song Sparrow habitat



The only places I have heard song sparrows around here
during breeding season is downtown Durham near the
Arts Council Building and near Southern States in
Carrboro. Kate
--- Kent Fiala <fiala@ipass.net> wrote:
> Recent discussion of adaptability of some birds to
> urban environments,
> as well as the possibility that these birds make up
> "sink" populations,
> prompts me to comment on another species.  In my
> experience, the Song
> Sparrow is pretty scarce in the breeding season in
> the Triangle area.  I
> do occasionally encounter one, and when I do, it is
> almost always in a
> shopping center parking lot that is landscaped with
> hedges.  In fact I
> have a vague impression that numbers have increased
> very slightly over
> the last few years.  (Or am I just shopping more?  I
> don't think so.) 
> I've never frequented a given parking lot enough to
> get an idea of
> whether the birds are breeding successfully, or even
> being resident for
> a long enough time to suggest that they are
> breeding.  Has anyone
> noticed this habitat "preference" elsewhere in the
> Carolinas?  I do know
> that the species is a more regular breeder in some
> areas.
> 
> Kent Fiala
> Raleigh NC


=====
Kate Finlayson
N. Chatham Co.,N.C.
katefin@yahoo.com

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