Sparrow invasion 29-Apr-2003 - On Tuesday evening, we had a sparrow invasion in our backyard. I'm still putting down millet about every day. At 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, I looked out at the backyard, and I noticed a bunch of sparrows. I got the binos out, and I twice counted 17 White-throated Sparrows, and 3 Chipping Sparrows. They were all on the ground eating the millet. Earlier in the afternoon, a Northern Flicker was on the ground.

By 7:45 P.M. there were no sparrows in the backyard. The WTSPs retired for the evening I guess, because they were not scared off. As the afternoon wore on, the House Sparrow numbers decreased and the White-throated Sparrow numbers increased. At 7:30, there were only a few House Sparrows among the throng of WTSPs. There was good, consistent WTSP song all afternoon.