It appears that a couple of Eurasian Tree Sparrows may set up shop at some feeders in Minnesota this winter. The McLeod bird could be the same individual from last year, whereas the Cottonwood bird has been present for a couple months now. eBird checklists below:
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Nov 22, 2020 10:54 by Julie Zempel - Grand/Railroad St, Silver Lake, McLeod, Minnesota - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.9071697,-94.1995259&ll=44.9071697,-94.1995259 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76559820 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Same location as was seen last winter." Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Nov 22, 2020 08:22 by Kimberly Emerson - River Ave., Cottonwood, Minnesota - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.869998,-95.12821&ll=43.869998,-95.12821 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76541749 - Comments: "Continuing" Good birding, Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
