Sparrow Report
Many sparrows left Pheasant Branch Conservancy overnight. This morning I found my first American Tree Sparrows of fall, but only a few White-throated Sparrows, a couple of Fox Sparrows, and no White-crowned Sparrows. I haven't seen a Yellow-rumped or Palm Warbler in almost a week, though there are probably lingering ones still moving through. Overall sparrow numbers seem lower to me than previous fall seasons. There are only a handful of opportunities left to digiscope fall sparrows; I hope to get out this weekend for a final round or two, but the weather forecast doesn't look very promising.
© 2008 Mike McDowell
1 Comments:
A question on Sparrow behavior. Are sparrows known to "play" with their food? I have a feeder that contains various nuts along with seeds. I have been watching a sparrow take a peanut, fly to my deck, and then toss it and watch it roll. Retrieve it and do it again and again. It reminded me of a dog playing with a toy - it was funny to watch!
Is this normal? I have never seen one do this before and I have many many sparrows in my yard.
Any info you may have would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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