tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post6525301058337710361..comments2024-03-16T21:08:23.599-04:00Comments on Explorations of an Ecologist: Harris's Sparrow!Josh Vandermeulenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796806080056515471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-46699983452494441162015-08-31T11:08:52.662-04:002015-08-31T11:08:52.662-04:00Hi Jean,
Perhaps the birds you have nesting here ...Hi Jean,<br /><br />Perhaps the birds you have nesting here are house sparrows? They are around the same size as Harris's Sparrows and males have a similar looking black face/throat. Harris's Sparrows actually breed in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern Manitoba/Saskatchewan in open spruce woods near Tundra.Josh Vandermeulenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796806080056515471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-32990428154758998222015-07-29T14:28:00.133-04:002015-07-29T14:28:00.133-04:00I have a Harris' sparrow nesting in an old bir...I have a Harris' sparrow nesting in an old bird house just north of Dundas (north of Hamilton about 5 km west of Hiway 6 and 15 km south of hiway 5) above the escarpment. The bird house hangs about 15' above the ground against a very large old maple tree. I have two feeders about 20' away: one with finch seed and one with sunflower seed. Jean Allen-Ikesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811154637339436007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-11485724981345240652013-02-22T12:58:28.133-05:002013-02-22T12:58:28.133-05:00It was good seeing you, Josh!It was good seeing you, Josh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-70154410372568095842013-02-17T11:16:07.765-05:002013-02-17T11:16:07.765-05:00My mother-in-law once got a Harris Sparrow in her ...My mother-in-law once got a Harris Sparrow in her yard in North Bay. That was unfortunately before I got into birding. At my feeder our best bird was a Boreal Chickadee. Ironically, another of our best birds was believe it or not a House Sparrow. While House Sparrows are abundant in the south in the North Bay area they died off mostly and occurs only in a few barns in the Nipissing District. (Also cool was a Fox Sparrow and Rose-breasted Grosbeak).Brent Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314364222979289340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-39770338429582930812013-02-16T20:15:12.703-05:002013-02-16T20:15:12.703-05:00Can not complain with those ID photos. Mine were n...Can not complain with those ID photos. Mine were not as good. Regardless, it was great bird!jnieuwenhuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702449761356189587noreply@blogger.com