Sparrows in my backyard...

 

Photo by BarrytheBirder

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

This is the sparrow found throughout North America, Eurasia and North Africa and it has been introduced on all continents and many islands.   The North American population descends from a handful of birds released in New York's Central Park in the mid-1850s.   They spread very quickly by occupying the same places that humans did.   Their success often occurred at the expense of other small, native birds.   They consume insects and weed seeds and can do damage to agricultural crops.   A few live in my backyard.

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BarrytheBirder