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8. Sparrows are not the most common species of little brown birds at our feeder.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:18 PM

Oct 2021

By weight the most common invasive bird species is the Eurasian collared dove. The native hawks and falcons find them quite tasty so our bird feeder is doing double duty.

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Ok, I'm done feeding ALL THE DAMN SPARROWS........DONE. 😡 😡 😡 [View all] a kennedy Oct 2021 OP

Sparrows need to eat too. Even if they're not as colorful. (nt) NoRethugFriends Oct 2021 #1

they are invasive and they destroy native populations jcgoldie Oct 2021 #3

Did you try blackoil sunflower seeds? jcgoldie Oct 2021 #2

We buy the expensive feed....mostly sunflower seeds....no corn or millet at all...... a kennedy Oct 2021 #6

cardinals are much more active at feeders in winter where I live jcgoldie Oct 2021 #7

That makes a great visual ! (Holiday "ornaments"!) electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #11

i will trade you some wild turkeys for some sparrows.... samnsara Oct 2021 #4

My grandfather didn't call them sparrows, he called them bullies Walleye Oct 2021 #5

Sparrows are not the most common species of little brown birds at our feeder. hunter Oct 2021 #8

for me markie Oct 2021 #9

I used to feed the sparrows. zanana1 Oct 2021 #10