Greetings, cobirders, Two different friends have asked me about sparrows attacking nestlings recently.
One Colorado Springs friend had House Finch nestlings, and a few birds (she thinks sparrows) flew in and attacked the nest. She got a hose and chased the sparrows off. Now another friend, in Pueblo, has a sparrow that is continually menacing a nest (she thinks perhaps Western Kingbirds). The sparrow attacks the nest, the Kingbird flies out, and then my friend finds a nestling on the ground. This has happened 3 times. The Kingbird had 5 nestlings, and 3 have been (presumably) thrown out. I'm guessing these are House Sparrows, and that they're tossing birds out of the nest. Is this common behavior? What is the purpose? Thanks for any help you can offer. Linda Linda Hodges Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/42d95bc9-e180-4ad3-bd84-6740da92c7b1o%40googlegroups.com.
