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Re: Song Sparrow habitat



We have at least 4 0r 5 song sparrows who feed in our yard.  We live in
an apartment complex between Hillandale and Guess Roads in Durham, north
of I-85.

Amalie Tuffin

Kate Finlayson wrote:

> 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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