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Here in Port Hawkesbury we have always had a significant flock of House
Sparrows at the feeders over the winter. This year appears to be no
different. Therre are approximately 35 in our back yard this morning and
have been here for a few weeks. DWJ
On 11/29/2012 12:02 PM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) wrote:
> The other factor that works its way into the House Sparrow picture
> (and many other bird species as well) is winter survivability. This is
> what a study in the United Kingdom found was a big problem. House
> Sparrows may raise lots of young but because adult birds didn't have
> sufficient protein in the summer (i.e. not enough insects) to feed
> young, the young were not very fit, even though they su
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David W. Johnston
Mary K. Johnston
207 Hiram St.
Port Hawkesbury N.S.
B9A 2C3
902 625 1534
dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca
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Here in Port Hawkesbury we have always had a significant flock of
House Sparrows at the feeders over the winter. This year appears to
be no different. Therre are approximately 35 in our back yard this
morning and have been here for a few weeks. DWJ<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/29/2012 12:02 PM, Laviolette,
Lance (EXP) wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:92470D8023567B4D8D50FBA6E5E9D00F0CB8CEEBAD@HCXMSP1.ca.lmco.com"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
other factor that works its way into the House Sparrow picture
(and many other bird species as well) is winter survivability.
This is what a study in the United Kingdom found was a big
problem. House Sparrows may raise lots of young but because
adult birds didn’t have sufficient protein in the summer (i.e.
not enough insects) to feed young, the young were not very fit,
even though they su</span></blockquote>
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David W. Johnston
Mary K. Johnston
207 Hiram St.
Port Hawkesbury N.S.
B9A 2C3
902 625 1534
dwj.jem@ns.sympatico.ca</pre>
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