How to Identify House Sparrows 0001

Hard to ID female House Sparrows made easy with slow motion and next to birds that are commonly mistaken for female house sparrows. Video length is just less than 5 minutes. Narrated by Larry Melcher. Learn more at www.purplemartin.org

[@annereynolds66]

Loved the way you explained and showed the house sparrows .

[@rebeccaweaver5523]

This is the BEST video I've seen for identifying Sparrows!!! Thank you so much!!

[@ccdogpark]

Yeah I'm looking to make sure I can identify house sparrows for certain
before I begin trapping and disposing of them.

[@ecv03]

@@ccdogpark same. I want to positivity know before I do anything eather

[@rdbjr52]

Thank you for the fine video. We’re new to birding and are just starting the process of Bluebird and Purple Martin landlording. We have a few Bluebirds nesting, and a few Tree Swallows that are nesting in our Purple Martin house. It looks like we have to wait till next year for Martins. We have Song Sparrows also, so thanks again for the clear instructions on how to identify the House Sparrows.

[@myrrhavm]

I'll reiterate a year old comment from Rebecca. Best video I've seen on identifying and seperating these two birds.
Thanks .

[@daytonagreg8765]

NOW THAT WAS COOL... Nice video my friend. EXCELLENT ‼️🙏🙏🙏

[@Ranunculus000]

These little guys have taken over our bird feeders! Oh well, I still enjoy watching them (:

[@williamjaeger5506]

Budding nest box provider. Thank you for this video! very helpful!

[@cometrider2000]

thanks for the video I have looked around trying to learn how to identify this English sparrow //// your video easier for me I don't want to get the wrong sparrow

[@kirkbrode]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting it.

[@EricHolderReedAmps]

Thankyou !! this was very helpful. I have had a hard time identifing the females . The belly has been the most confusing part.

[@ccdogpark]

Yeah I want to make sure I can identify house sparrows before
I begin trapping them. I don't want to be killing some other type
of bird species that looks similar.

[@mamaboocee]

I notice the house sparrow has a shorter chunkier beak - more like a cardinal's beak than the longer beak of a wren.
I also notice that the bluejays are NOT bullies at the feeder (at least for me). I have never seen it! But they are loud and defensive when a predator is around!

[@ccdogpark]

I feed bluejays peanuts that are still in their shell
at a separate platform feeder so they don't have to
fight off other types of birds. Cardinals will sometimes
take peanuts in their shell too.

[@Almamater8888]

I liked see the slow motion shots of the birds. Did you use an outdoor wildlife camera? Thanks for the great video.

[@databang]

Thanks for your video. It was informative.

[@pyrofful]

Thanks! You just saved a good native sparrow by posting the video. I'm going to try and lower the number I have but the one I looked at was not a bad sparrow.....thanks

[@tbforester]

We don't have Cardinals on the west coast. You're so lucky!!!

[@michaelsipos5023]

Awesome awesome awesome video. Thank you

[@MrAwsome646]

good video man. i was thinking of doing one of these vids but you did a great job. a tip though is that you should include commonly mistaken birds that re mistoke for femle house sparrows.

[@rhondajeanne2443]

MrAwsome646 I saw the female striped warbler whatever too

[@virginiam1899]

Effective teaching.

[@i.enjoy_music]

very helpful, if I could I’d pass ya a beer

[@tomrudd1118]

Those stripe-eyed-birds look a lot like "Chipping Sparrows" .

[@NunayoBisnez]

I despise house sparrows... the vile cretins. They overcrowded my feeders to the point I had to stop feeding birds.

[@caseyschmidt6532]

very good!!!

[@dorel9647]

interesting

[@mervin3x]

My pet is a house sparrow

[@Dinardstar85]

See the tan eyeline

[@NashKaimana]

lol🥱🥱🥱

[@tactical-bucket]

house sparell

[@joew4202]

I wish I could get rid of these birds. I’m overwhelmed by them. What are the guaranteed seed they will jot eat? Actually is there a seed finches and sparrows won’t eat?

[@russellgoff6524]

You can trap them. Several traps are available.

[@rhondajeanne2443]

Wow u people don't realize you are the problem NOT the birds

[@rhondajeanne2443]

I find it funny when sparrows get called an invasive species
Aren't we all ?

[@joshuagibson2520]

It's quite different when you're talking about an ecosystem.

[@purplemartinmaniac]

How can you tell the wren was from Carolina?

[@goognamgoognw6637]

They have very characteristic body shape and a long pointy curved beak. Their tail and their beak almost look identical so if you see them from far you might confuse one for the other. They use their beaks like trashers. It's a very cute and beautiful bird like many.

[@cowgirljane3316]

I do not like House Sparrows. They killed the momma Eastern Bluebied and her babies in the nest.