Comments on: Sparrow!

By: Heraclitean Fire » Bird of the Year 2007

Heraclitean Fire » Bird of the Year 2007 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:40:09 +0000

[...] the garden for a long time; I heard a Tawny Owl in July, and perhaps the most exciting of the lot, I saw a House Sparrow on the bird feeders in August. Sadly, she was the only [...]

By: I and the Bird #55

I and the Bird #55 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:35:23 +0000

[...] Heraclitean Fire: House Sparrows are in decline (in London) and Harry offers up some thoughts on why the ‘cockney sparra’ is decreasing. [...]

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:12:14 +0000

I believe they’re also declining elsewhere – in the Netherlands for example – so any of the plausible-sounding environmental causes would need to apply there as well. Hopefully it’s just a temporary blip, but who knows.

By: The Ridger

The Ridger — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:03:47 +0000

Well, we’ve got plenty of sparrows (house and song, both) around DC, and I can’t believe we’ve got fewer cats or phone towers! I wonder why they’re vanishing – it would be sad if all the little brown birds with big voices disappered.