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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
41.8409, -71.3551
Field Notes
Description:
A house sparrow is brown on top, streaked with black, and there is a single bold white wingbar. The head has a gray crown, chestnut nape, nd grayish-white cheek. The throat and breast are black and the reast of the underparts are gray.
Habitat:
House sparrows mostly range throughout southern Canada and the entire United States. They live in farmlands, cities, towns, and suburban areas.
Notes:
House sparrows entered North America in the mid 1800s for the purpose of controlling noxious insect pests. Their population quickly grew and soon the birds became agricultural pests themselves.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 29, 2013
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