Tree Sparrows and Spangled Drongo in Penrith

["John Leonard" <>]

In Tree Sparrows the sexes are alike, so your flock was probably a mixed 
one.
John Leonard








> From: "Mike Simpson" <>
> To: "Birding-Aus (E-mail)" <>
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Tree Sparrows and Spangled Drongo in Penrith
> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:52:31 +1100
>
> Had a great deal of twittering in the garden in Penrith this morning, and 
> on
> investigation there was a small flock of Eurasian Tree Sparrows on our
> washing line and in the shrubs, about 10 birds in all, all males. I went to
> get my camera, and as usual they all moved off as soon as I opened the 
> door.
> I put out some bread crumbs hoping to draw them back, but all I got were 
> the
> usual house sparrows and Spotted TurtleDoves.
>
> How common are Tree Sparrows in the Sydney area? I can not remember 
> noticing
> any here in the past. Their nice brown heads were clearly visible as they
> were only about 10ft from my window.
>
> 2. Went to Tench Reserve beside the river this morning and had a great view
> of a Spangled Drongo,fairly close then it flew right overhead giving good
> view of breast and big tail. First time I have seen one here.
>
> Best regards - Mike
> Penrith, NSW, Australia
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