https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/h/housesparrow/
"a severe decline in the UK house sparrow population, recently estimated as
dropping by 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008"
On 13 May 2014 16:20, Paul Laughlin <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No Brian, it is definitely not native to North America. They were brought
> in from Europe in the mid 1800s and introduced in Brooklyn, New York. They
> quickly spread all over North America. Actually considered a pest, due to
> their messy habits. As I said in the initial message, I have called them
> English Sparrows for most of my 86 years. And I have seen a multitude of
> them. LOL The odd thing is that I am not seeing very many these days.
> Paul in Portland OR
>
> On 5/13/2014 5:01 AM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>
>> Just one question at this point, Paul; is
>> your bird a native USA or North American bird?
>>
>> Thanks, Brian
>>
>>
>>
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