House sparrows were common in Brisbane and its suburbs 40 years ago.
Gordon
> On 6 Feb 2019, at 9:31 AM, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
>
> It is now 42 years since I did my honours thesis at La Trobe uni (in
> Melbourne, for those who don't know) comparing the social behaviour of the 2
> sparrow species. Back then both were common there, although the Tree Sparrow
> not as widespread (other than at La Trobe, another hot spot was the
> Melbourne Zoo). After that I had 4 years in Brisbane. Funny, I can't recall
> them not being in Brisbane or Sydney. It is notable that the House Sparrow
> population has declined drastically in Canberra (as it has in Europe). Maybe
> it is the ibis in Sydney or Brisbane that eat everything of the human mess.
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Michael Hunter
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 February, 2019 9:38 AM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Melbourne sparrows
>
>
> Am briefly in downtown Melbourne, outside the Town Hall, and amazed at the
> number of House Sparrows.
>
> None in Sydney or Brisbane .
>
> What has Melbourne got that they don't ?
>
> Cheers. Michael
>
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