http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/invasive-species-history-of-the-house-sparrow/ All Michigan, All the Time Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/invasive-species-history-of-the-house-sparrow/#comment-47620 farlane Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:05:32 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=6523#comment-47620 Whoops – sorry about that!

]]> http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/invasive-species-history-of-the-house-sparrow/#comment-47607 Julie Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:39:52 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=6523#comment-47607 The bird shown in the photo here is a White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), which is native to North America. This species nests mostly in boreal forests and is found as a migrant in Michigan. Let’s not inadvertently villainize a lovely native species!

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