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Comatose Sphagetti

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8. Haven't seen a House Sparrow on the farm for two years now.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 08:10 PM

Feb 2019

It's shocking: They used to be very common.

Did some research last night and it looks like decrease in available nesting sites and increased use of insecticides is partly to blame

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Insects Are Dying En Masse. Here's Why That's Actually Horrible. [View all] mfcorey1 Feb 2019 OP

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re. the headline Blues Heron Feb 2019 #3

Us humans are really screwed, aren't we? Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #5

I was just in Florida and was stunned at how few insects I saw there. Quixote1818 Feb 2019 #7

Haven't seen a House Sparrow on the farm for two years now. Comatose Sphagetti Feb 2019 #8