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House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Gas station in Joshua Tree dominated desert

Notes:

This European bird was introduced to America in the 1840’s. It is now found all over North America and north to Canada. This bird is a male. Its call is a sharp “Chirp!” and “Chirip!”

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PublishedJuly 17, 2014

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