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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    Biomass, however, turns it around completely, the "average" Canada Goose being approximately 40 times heavier than the average Starling.
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    Ah, the God's eye view where it all eventually comes out in the wash! No thread on a topic such as this is complete without it. ;)
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    But none of this is true. They are not "rats with wings", they're song birds, among the few capable of enlivening otherwise birdless urban places. They are not important agricultural pests, certainly not in comparison with the native crows and blackbirds. And they're not significant carriers...
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    Nest boxes yes, but there's a big wide world outside nest-box territory where there's little evidence that House Sparrows are a significant threat to native species. With regard to alleged "surging populations", according to BNA-online (2006) recent years have witnessed a "continent-wide"...
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    Spreading over the countryside and. . .what exactly? I don't understand your point here. There are lots of House Sparrows in my yard and I see them everyday at my feeders C'mon, don't be childish. There's no over-arching principle here. Each case needs to be evaluated on its merits.
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    It's much too late to "watch the invasion" which was successfully completed before most contributors to this thread were born. House Sparrows are now an established part of our fauna and "eradication" simply isn't an option. If you don't want them in your backyard, stop putting out their...
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    You vastly exaggerate the harm House Sparrows cause native birds which outside suburban backyards is close to zero in most places. In my very birdy suburban backyard in Reno they do no harm at all as far as I can tell. As for aggressiveness to other hole nesters, they're pretty much on a par...
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    Are all sparrows of the devil?

    "Thin" them how?
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