Identify sparrows by using THIS trick.

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26 күн бұрын

Identifying sparrows is a challenge for beginning birders. But there is one trick that makes it easier. To look at sparrows, know where to look.

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@jimeager 24 күн бұрын

another great ornithology lesson. Thanks, Bob

@Jps3bs 22 күн бұрын

Love how you made those sparrows sort themselves out. Their name tells you where they are. . Duh😂😂 The Song Sparrow has one of my favorite bird songs. Love that little twerp 😅 I just think your videos are FABULOUS 😊

@CC-re1pu 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for this clear and easy to understand video for what I consider a nemesis species!

@chiprucker5735 17 күн бұрын

Such a great voice and very instructive. I still can't believe your channel hasn't seen a big rise in audience.

@Bob_Duchesne 17 күн бұрын

The channel has seen a growth spurt over the last month. Plus, I've got some fun stuff in the pipeline. We'll see.

@buds8423 9 күн бұрын

Cold spells in Texas in winter - bird feeders will see odd looking sparrows that don’t belong

@2009raindrop 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for this no-nonsense approach!

@SharpBalisong 9 күн бұрын

i am gonna be the ornithologist to discover the ghetto sparrow

@JillKnapp 8 күн бұрын

I'm gonna discover the Home Depot Shovel Department Shelving Sparrow. We're gonna be famous!

@SharpBalisong Күн бұрын

@@JillKnapp lmao

@davearchbell9921 24 күн бұрын

As always, you do a great job of simplifying birding. Thanks

@the_linguist_ll 24 күн бұрын

Had a hermit thrush or two set up by my house for a few days, and wherever it is, the accoustics are perfect to create that hauntingly beautiful chime sound that everyone loves. Wish I knew how to do it even a bit of justice in recording, if it’s even possible.

@GaiaCarney 19 күн бұрын

Hermit thrushes are the shyest, comeliest, most delightful visitors 🥰 I had a mated pair visit my yard a few years running and my heart nearly leapt out of my chest when I heard them singing 💗 The do the most charming wiggly stamping dance when they’re hunting for worms!

@Bob_Duchesne 19 күн бұрын

I love ,em, too. They may be shy, but they're also more curious. As long as I don't do anything aggressive, they'll watch me as much as I watch them.

@fuducker2 24 күн бұрын

Or look literally anywhere in any town or city in north america to find house sparrows!

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

Funny. I almost included them in their niche habitat - the garden center at Home Depot.

@fuducker2 24 күн бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne one of my favorite birding spots indeed!

@starglitter3341 10 күн бұрын

Very impressive! I love the birds! Please stay connected! 🕊

@leobachand8408 24 күн бұрын

Excellent pointers!! Great Video!!

@jayp4083 24 күн бұрын

Love it THANK YOU!

@chipcurry 13 күн бұрын

Very entertaining presentation. I learned a lot and will watch out for them.

@markshen3280 20 күн бұрын

Sparrows vary from countries to countries and also varies in terms of habitats and geographical distributions. In Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR and Singapore 🇸🇬, the only species of sparrows is the European Sparrows.

@KeithCooper-Albuquerque 18 күн бұрын

Bob, thanks for a great video. As a beginning birder, I find your approach and knowledge most helpful! I have subscribed!

@Bob_Duchesne 18 күн бұрын

Thanks. My chief goal is to help people realize birding is not as hard as it looks. It's stuff I wish I had known long ago. Plus it's fun.

@arjensingh2246 24 күн бұрын

Thank you such a helpful video!

@MKrištínWildness 21 күн бұрын

Very good job friend.

@windsweptguy 19 күн бұрын

Bob, you’re awesome

@dvan7117 24 күн бұрын

Great video on how to find and identify sparrows. It makes sense. I guess that is why I never considered it

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

It took me way longer to realize it than it should have. I'm a little slow sometimes.

@cliftonwhittaker260 23 күн бұрын

Good tips, Bob. Thank you. :)

@Bob_Duchesne 23 күн бұрын

Any time!

@kermitthrush1557 24 күн бұрын

Wow, Bob. Just came across your great channel! Down here in Lincolnville. Looking forward to watching a bunch of these videos. Informative and fun.

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

Thanks. Actually, I'm just sitting here right now, asking myself what ELSE can I showcase in Maine this summer?

@kermitthrush1557 24 күн бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne Maybe you've already done it, but how about differences in crows and ravens? All my life around them constantly, and I still make mistakes. And I was thinking before that you remind me of someone, and I just thought of it.... its only a little bit, but Jonathan Winters :)

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

Crows vs Ravens would be fun to do. They are so many differences, but they're all subtle. Filming them is a challenge, though - at least the ravens. They aren't as cooperative as crows, the jerks...

@danbev8542 10 күн бұрын

Great concept! I need help distinguishing Invasive House (English) sparrows from your 1st 3. I live in rural mid-Atlantic, have woods and fields and a perennial stream on my property. We get most of the usual visitors to our winter feeders, including a number of sparrows.

@libertymedicalcommunicatio4908 24 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for this! I'm trash at identifying sparrows.

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

What's REALLY hard is when the youngsters fledge. All fledglings are streaky, even the ones that will be unstreaked as adults. They can drive a birder nuts.

@danielislam9144 23 күн бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne I live in Long Island NY where birds like warblers are relatively tough to find. Especially harder ones like bay breasted and cape May's. And they can only be found for a short amount of time. Can you do a video on how to find birds in a relatively short amount of time.

@Bob_Duchesne 23 күн бұрын

Good idea. Finding birds in a short amount of time is easy...and hard. It's easier if you know where to look. In essence, it's how people do Big Day birdathons. Gotta find them fast! Of course, for migrants, you can only get them at the moment they are passing through. Timing is everything.

@the0kan727 23 күн бұрын

love your thumb nails :)

@Bob_Duchesne 23 күн бұрын

Me, too. I got tired of "boring." From now on, they have to make me giggle.

@matt.m504 24 күн бұрын

Hey Bob! I’m in Maine for the summer, and the birding has been pretty great so far. Just from my window somewhere in western Maine I get to hear Eastern Whip-poor-wills as I’m falling asleep, and wake up to the singing of Veery’s and Nashville Warblers. What I need to know though, is how you bird without the bugs driving you insane! I was birding along Telos road last week and didn’t get a second’s break from the mosquitoes, black flies, and moose flies (and didn’t even get any of my target boreal species to show for it). How do you do it? Because I can’t stand standing still to listen for a Boreal Chickadee for more than 5 seconds before the swarming is too much for me, even with DEET and wearing light-colored full coverage clothing.

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

Hiya. I'm a little surprised about the bugs. They were pretty mild when I was up that way two weeks ago. And I thought the hot weather would kill off the remaining black flies. The deer flies, on the other hand, like the hot weather and came out early this year. Where are you in western Maine? There are boreal species everywhere north of Bethel.

@matt.m504 24 күн бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne New Portland. I plan on heading out to Rangeley as well as Bigelow sometime soon to continue my search without having to brave driving on the logging roads. I was accompanied last week by a Mainer who agreed the bugs were bad, so at least I know it wasn’t just me as a tourist being a wimp.

@Bob_Duchesne 24 күн бұрын

@@matt.m504 From New Portland, put Long Falls Dam Road in Lexington on your radar, including the road toward Pierce Pond. I've hit all of my boreal favorites in there over the years.