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Re: Song Sparrow habitat
- To: Kent Fiala <fiala@ipass.net>, Carolinabirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Song Sparrow habitat
- From: Kate Finlayson <katefin@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:41:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
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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