Hi Tony.
Sparrows were a pain here at my place in Aranda years ago displacing Striated Pardalotes from hollow logs that I put up under my eaves till I reduced the entrances so sparrows couldn’t get in. I put up a nest box for the sparrows with a larger entrance and removed them one by one and I haven’t had a problem since.
Sparrow nests create a fire hazard in the eaves of buildings and are reputed to breed lice and knits that can cause itches in the inhabitants.
They are also a risk to poultry by spreading diseases from one poultry yard to another.
I don’t see any reason to celebrate World Sparrow Day or to lament their decline in Australia.
Peter
From: Tony Lawson [
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2015 12:14 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Why you should celebrate World Sparrow Day
