News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble. Parent comment

Re:Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble by faitswulff on Sunday July 07, 2019 @08:42AM (#20374817)
Any sources for sparrows crowding out or killing local species? Last I heard they were mostly benign in the Americas.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble by ip26 on Sunday July 07, 2019 @09:13AM (#20374908)
http://www.treeswallowprojects.com/spardam.html
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble by jacobush on Sunday July 07, 2019 @09:54AM (#20375071)
This made me sad.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble by MaDeuce on Sunday July 07, 2019 @04:06PM (#20377468)
In the Texas Hill Country bluebirds used to be common. I'm not claiming that their decline is due to house sparrows, but it's clear that house sparrows can be quite harmful to many cavity-dwelling native birds. They can be extremely desrtuctive; it is not uncommon for them to kill both parents and offspring to take over a nest or nesting spot. One of many resources on the topic:

http://bluebirdnut.com/house-sparrows/

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Feeding wild animals can lead to trouble by skypanther on Sunday July 07, 2019 @09:57AM (#20375088)
http://sialis.org/hosp.htm
[ Parent | on HN ]