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LL Wolf
1964
Passer domesticus
June 16 Around San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas
beginning 10+ miles W of San Angelo + also several
miles east noted that House Sparrows were nesting
on every 2nd telephone pole which bordered dense
mosquite woodland. Occasionally saw nest in sparse
mosquite but not as regular.
Found that birds were using a V-shaped insulator
support for their nests, + these were only placed on
every 2nd pole which partly accounted for even
spacing of 80+ yards between each nest. Around
several farms noted nests wedged between main
pole + crossbar so the birds could have put the
nests closer together. Three poles held two nests
usually on 1st + 3rd crossbar, one near main pole
+ other more distal. The V-shaped supports were on
all 3 Gers or proxy poles. Not sure if these
doubly placed nests were both active.