What sparrows have you seen? (1 Viewer)

[buckskin hawk]

I have always enjoyed watching sparrows. When I was in grade school my parent's patio cover was a large nesting site for many House sparrows. Watching them from the kitchen table was my first birding experience. I liked to study their behavior as my father attempted several types of covers over the nesting cavities that the roof of the patio cover provided. Dad's behavior was also fun to watch.

I now have four feeders in the back yard of my rural Oklahoma farm which are frequented by sparrows. I have House, Harris, White Crowned and Song Sparrows that are at the feeder nearly every day this winter. I have also seen Field, La Counts ( a real surprise!) and Chipping Sparrows on the property but I am missing Vesper and Savannah sparrows.

 

[Paul Collins]

Hi. I live in England, so have seen the following species in Europe:

House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow

I have also been to North America, where I have seen:

(House Sparrow), American Tree Sparrow, White Throated Sparrow, White Crowned Sparrow, Black Throated Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, and Seaside Sparrow.

 

[chowchilla]

I guess it depends what you mean by Sparrows, since the ones in Europe are related to Weavers whilst the ones in North America are related to Buntings.

So bearing that in mind, I guess I'll just list the ones I've seen which go by the name of Sparrow, regardless of which family they are in:

Lesser Rock Sparrow (Bush Petronia) - The Gambia.
Chestnut Sparrow - Kenya.
Tree Sparrow - Europe, Malaysia.
Grey-headed Sparrow - The Gambia.
Kenya Rufous Sparrow - Kenya.
Cape Sparrow - South Africa.
Spanish Sparrow - Turkey.
House Sparrow - Everywhere!
Big-footed Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Yellow-thighed Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Black-striped Sparrow -Costa Rica.
Olive Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Orange-billed Sparrow -Costa Rica.
White-eared Ground Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Prevost's Ground Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Stripe-headed Sparrow - Costa Rica.
Rufous-collared Sparrow -Costa Rica.

 

[Mary Evelyn]

Here in the North east of England we have 3 types of Sparrows, House,Tree and Dunnocks and all, most welcome.

 

[steveo]

American Tree, Chipping, Field, Fox, House, Lincoln's, Savannah, Song, Swamp, White Crowned, White Throated. All except for the swamp and house seen in my yard. Sparrows are great they are harbingers for different seasons. Fav. is white throated.This is a shot I took last spring.http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/163486/ppuser/32838

 

[Nightjar61]

New World Sparrows

Olive Sparrow
Bachman's Sparrow
Botteri's Sparrow
Cassin's Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Five-striped Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Black-chinned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Large-billed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Baird's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Red Fox Sparrow
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-eyed Junco

Old World Sparrows

Sauxal Sparrow
House Sparrow
Turkestan Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Somali Sparrow
Socotra Sparrow
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Desert Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Arabian Golden Sparrow
Bush Petronia
Rock Petronia

Dave

 

[s. james]

3 types of Sparrows, House,Tree and Dunnocks .

Don't think dunnocks are actually sparrows.

 

[Fast_falkon]

House sparrow and Tree sparrow in Holland and Spanish sparrow in Turkey for me

 

[buckskin hawk]

What a great picture! You can see so much detail. I love their song.

 

[buckskin hawk]

We had a large ice storm that took down many trees in our city. The city is picking up the limbs if you pile them up by the curb. This is making the city full of brush piles which the sparrows and other birds like. It will be interesting to see what effect this has on our sparrow population.

 

[BirderoftheNorth]

New World Sparrows:

Cassin's Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Yellow-eyed Junco

Old World Sparrows:
House Sparrows

 

[Larry Lade]

Sparrows I have seen in the lower 48 states USA

Savannah
Botteri's
Cassin's
Grasshopper
Baird's
Sage
Henslow's
LeConte's
Nelson's Sharp-tailed
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed
Seaside
Vesper
Five-striped
Lark
Black-throated
Rufous-crowned
Rufous-winged
Bachman's
Dark-eyed Junco
*(slate-colored)
*(Oregon)
*(Pink-sided)
*(Gray-headed)
*(White-winged)
Yellow-eyed Junco
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping
Brewer's
Clay-colored
Black-chinned
Field
Harris's
White-crowned
White-thoated
Golden-crowned
Fox
Lincoln's
Swamp
Song

Also, though not really "sparrows'
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow

 

[buckskin hawk]

Larry, Had to look up that five striped sparrow. I would love to add it to my life list. Where did you find it? What time of year?

 

[chowchilla]

Savannah
Botteri's
Cassin's
Grasshopper
Baird's
Sage
Henslow's
LeConte's
Nelson's Sharp-tailed
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed
Seaside
Vesper
Five-striped
Lark
Black-throated
Rufous-crowned
Rufous-winged
Bachman's
Dark-eyed Junco
*(slate-colored)
*(Oregon)
*(Pink-sided)
*(Gray-headed)
*(White-winged)
Yellow-eyed Junco
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping
Brewer's
Clay-colored
Black-chinned
Field
Harris's
White-crowned
White-thoated
Golden-crowned
Fox
Lincoln's
Swamp
Song

Also, though not really "sparrows'
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow

Impressive list for North America without doubt!:t:

'Sparrow' is an Old English word for the House and Tree Sparrow, so by default were the first birds to be given the name.

 

[Larry Lade]

I observed the Five-striped Sparrow on August 6, 2006 near Ruby, Arizona.

Most of the sparrows I have seen in the states were seen in Missouri, my home state. But I have seen some of them in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Jersery and one in Texas which I omitted to list above, the Olive Sparrow.

 

[jrwilton]

Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
House Sparrow

Does Jack Sparrow count? (I've been watching to many movies.)

jrwilton (non-sparrow)

 

[Tony Tudor]

UK: House, Tree, Spanish, White-crowned, White-throated Sparrows
US: Chipping, Field, Fox, House, Song Sparrows
Europe: Rock Sparrow

 

[Euan Buchan]

Here in the North east of England we have 3 types of Sparrows, House,Tree and Dunnocks and all, most welcome.

That's all I've seen

 

[screech-owl]

Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Clay-colored
Lincoln's Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Oregon
Slate-colored
White-winged
Pink-sided
Swamp
Fox
Vesper
Lark Bunting
American Tree
House

 

[sparroweye]

I have always enjoyed watching sparrows. When I was in grade school my parent's patio cover was a large nesting site for many House sparrows. Watching them from the kitchen table was my first birding experience. I liked to study their behavior as my father attempted several types of covers over the nesting cavities that the roof of the patio cover provided. Dad's behavior was also fun to watch.

I now have four feeders in the back yard of my rural Oklahoma farm which are frequented by sparrows. I have House, Harris, White Crowned and Song Sparrows that are at the feeder nearly every day this winter. I have also seen Field, La Counts ( a real surprise!) and Chipping Sparrows on the property but I am missing Vesper and Savannah sparrows.

Hello, I live in North/Central Florida and I mainly see the chipping sparrow in the winter when the goldfinch move in. Here is a good shot I got of one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66013135@N00/2219490374/