House SparrowsPicture of the Week: HOSP on the HOUSE

Picture of the Week: HOSP on the HOUSE

House Sparrow House. Photo by Tammy Seaman.
Photo by Tammy Seaman.

This photo was taken on September 26, 2008. It is the house of a roof in Ohio that belongs to the neighbor of a bluebirder. Imagine the challenge of trying to raise bluebirds with this many House Sparrows around. The bluebirder does trap regularly (catching 273 in 2008), but the infestation continues.

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