Date: 7/16/25 4:46 am From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Sparrow Talk
Fred,
You will hear a lot more of them than you will see. They sometimes sing
from the ground, or 1-2 feet up which is the tallest vegetation in their
habitat.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 6:44 AM Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
> Maybe it’s the relative dearth of other species here that has me
> interested in them now Allen. In any case, I’ll make it a goal to get to
> know them better. Thanks for the insights along the way. On a brighter
> note…a pair of Bluebirds has appeared here in the last week, is using the
> same box as last year, has made a nest and put the first egg in it just
> yesterday. Seems like a very-late start and I feel they are on their
> second batch for the year. When they first arrived, there was at least one
> fledgling hanging around from the earlier brood which must have been
> somewhere near. In any case, I’m very happy to be hosting them again. I’m
> still hoping for flying squirrels someday. Take care.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 15, 2025 7:54:15 PM
> *To:* Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...>
> *Cc:* BIRDERS@UMICH <birders...>
> *Subject:* Re: [birders] Sparrow Talk
>
> Savannah Sparrows are very common in open areas including agricultural
> fields, and airports, etc.
>
> You should have seen Swamp Sparrows when you and Linda helped me with
> banding at Lake St. Clair Metropark, because I caught a lot of them there
> in the marsh.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
> Inkster, Michigan
> Email: <amazilia3...>
> Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/ > Website/Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ >
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM Fred Kaluza <fkaluza...> wrote:
>
> As a kid, growing up in metro Detroit, the only “Sparrow” I knew about was
> the “English House Sparrow” which I learned much later isn’t a Sparrow at
> all but a Weaver Finch instead. Anyway…growing up and camping in Ontario,
> I got to know the White-Throated Sparrow. Gradually I learned there were
> Song Sparrows around my grandmother’s yard and eventually I grew up and
> moved to Warren along the Red Run and learned about bird migration. At
> least twice a year I was seeing and hearing White-Crowned Sparrows and
> Field Sparrows and Fox Sparrows and where I worked in Farmington Hills
> there were Chipping Sparrows. In the field guides there were references to
> others I’ve still not seen like Henslow’s Sparrows and Swamp Sparrows.
> Lately however, my Merlin app has been hearing some Savannah Sparrows. I’m
> trying to decide if I’ve been hearing these all along or are their numbers
> increasing around here in recent years. Just how common are Savannah’s
> Sparrows where you live?
>
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