English sparrow records, v4414
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Jan. 18- Hunted on campus - 7:15 to 8 A.M. - Shot 3 sparrows all & &. at east end of Botanical Gardens, Saw only one bunch of any size and a few singles. Kept a rough census of birds seen - Sparrows 18, Others 53. May have counted some sparrows twice! Shot into bush containing 4 or 5 Eng. Sparrows & about 8 Nuttals. At some of shot all Eng. Sparrows left the neighborhood. - Nuttals never left bush or showed signs of alarm. No sign of nesting. - Jan. 20 - Hunted on campus, 7 to 7:45 A.M. No luck. Wondered two birds but failed to get them. Are too wary to get with .22 cal. Bird census - 76 others 21 sparrows (Eng.) Only two flocks on campus that I am sure of finding.