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 😊
My husband and I live in Qld Australia and absolutely love your videos. Your humour is wonderful, your knowledge amazing and your show a true treat to all birding people.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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 :)
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...
Five-Striped on your list? My issue is about the Longspurs! I've seen Lapland and Chestnut Collared Longspurs at Plum Island in Fall/Winter, but good luck seeing them on their breeding grounds! And that seems to be even more true of Smith's Longspur and what I know as McCown's Longspur but which is now called "Thick-Billed" Longspur. Help! (And thank you for these super fun videos!)
I added 30 new species to my life list in Arizona in May, but five-striped wasn't one of them. I guess I have to go back. On the other hand, I got a ton of Laplands in Churchill, Manitoba and Nome, Alaska...and many Chestnut-collareds in Montana...and a few thick-billeds in Colorado...so I can't complain.
@@Bob_Duchesne Dear Bob, when I was in SE AZ decades ago, I kept insisting the Black-Chinned Sparrow was a Junco! California Gulch = Five-Striped for me. But I must say, the Sparrows in SE AZ are just as wonderful as their Northern/Eastern counterparts.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
Oh, they're fun! The are northern nesters. In the east, they're up in Labrador and Newfoundland. In the west, they're all over Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and down the Rockies into Colorado. There are a lot of them, and they migrate into the southern states in winter. When they pass through the northern states, it's quite a wave.
@Bob_Duchesne thanks for the info. I love your videos. I'm a New Englander living these passed 30 years in South Carolina. Which habitat do White Crowned prefer?
@@louanncaron2543 They like scrubby areas, often low bushes on the edges of backroads and woods. I think they winter in western South Carolina, but probably not nearer the coast.
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.
@@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.
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.
Thanks for the video, helpful, fun. But not looking forward to name changes. I have 28 sparrows in Passerellidae in the US. Not looking forward to relearning them. Six more in Costa Rica, some called chlorospingus or brushfinch. Not really a better nomenclature.
I agree! “They all look alike, brown, streaky” 😂😂😂
another great ornithology lesson. Thanks, Bob
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Your videos are SO HELPFUL, Bob. Better than any field guide!
i am gonna be the ornithologist to discover the ghetto sparrow
I'm gonna discover the Home Depot Shovel Department Shelving Sparrow. We're gonna be famous!
@@JillKnapp lmao
Those are the non-native House Sparrow. And it is the same as the Home Depot Sparrow.
Thank you for this clear and easy to understand video for what I consider a nemesis species!
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 😊
As always, you do a great job of simplifying birding. Thanks
My husband and I live in Qld Australia and absolutely love your videos. Your humour is wonderful, your knowledge amazing and your show a true treat to all birding people.
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.
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!
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.
Excellent pointers!! Great Video!!
Such a great voice and very instructive. I still can't believe your channel hasn't seen a big rise in audience.
The channel has seen a growth spurt over the last month. Plus, I've got some fun stuff in the pipeline. We'll see.
Thank you for this no-nonsense approach!
Sparrows and Warblers. I've got a LOT to learn.
Bob, thanks for a great video. As a beginning birder, I find your approach and knowledge most helpful! I have subscribed!
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.
Very entertaining presentation. I learned a lot and will watch out for them.
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.
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.
Wow, Bob. Just came across your great channel! Down here in Lincolnville. Looking forward to watching a bunch of these videos. Informative and fun.
Thanks. Actually, I'm just sitting here right now, asking myself what ELSE can I showcase in Maine this summer?
@@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 :)
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...
Very impressive! I love the birds! Please stay connected! 🕊
Or look literally anywhere in any town or city in north america to find house sparrows!
Funny. I almost included them in their niche habitat - the garden center at Home Depot.
@@Bob_Duchesne one of my favorite birding spots indeed!
Great video on how to find and identify sparrows. It makes sense. I guess that is why I never considered it
It took me way longer to realize it than it should have. I'm a little slow sometimes.
Love it THANK YOU!
Thank you such a helpful video!
Very good job friend.
Cold spells in Texas in winter - bird feeders will see odd looking sparrows that don’t belong
Five-Striped on your list? My issue is about the Longspurs! I've seen Lapland and Chestnut Collared Longspurs at Plum Island in Fall/Winter, but good luck seeing them on their breeding grounds! And that seems to be even more true of Smith's Longspur and what I know as McCown's Longspur but which is now called "Thick-Billed" Longspur. Help! (And thank you for these super fun videos!)
I added 30 new species to my life list in Arizona in May, but five-striped wasn't one of them. I guess I have to go back. On the other hand, I got a ton of Laplands in Churchill, Manitoba and Nome, Alaska...and many Chestnut-collareds in Montana...and a few thick-billeds in Colorado...so I can't complain.
@@Bob_Duchesne Dear Bob, when I was in SE AZ decades ago, I kept insisting the Black-Chinned Sparrow was a Junco! California Gulch = Five-Striped for me. But I must say, the Sparrows in SE AZ are just as wonderful as their Northern/Eastern counterparts.
Good tips, Bob. Thank you. :)
Any time!
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
Bob, you’re awesome
I was visiting Kamala last week and she had some bird feeders in her garden! You’ll never guess what I saw?😂
You mentioned the White Crowned Sparrow but didn't tell me where to look.
Oh, they're fun! The are northern nesters. In the east, they're up in Labrador and Newfoundland. In the west, they're all over Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and down the Rockies into Colorado. There are a lot of them, and they migrate into the southern states in winter. When they pass through the northern states, it's quite a wave.
@Bob_Duchesne thanks for the info. I love your videos. I'm a New Englander living these passed 30 years in South Carolina. Which habitat do White Crowned prefer?
@@louanncaron2543 They like scrubby areas, often low bushes on the edges of backroads and woods. I think they winter in western South Carolina, but probably not nearer the coast.
Thanks so much for this! I'm trash at identifying sparrows.
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.
@@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.
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.
love your thumb nails :)
Me, too. I got tired of "boring." From now on, they have to make me giggle.
You should grow you a nice mustache! Like a woods men & you'd look great with one buddy.😉
Skipped the video but I bet it was great! 😉
Gonna have trouble with Nelson’s and Leconte’s this sparrow😓
And when they rename the birds associated with a person it will be even easier to identify
I know, right? How does anyone know what a Baird's sparrow is supposed to look like? Give me a golden-crowned sparrow any day.
@@Bob_Duchesne I can see it now. Brownish hopping sparrow. Lesser brown hiding sparrow. Pointy-beaked brown sparrow. Seed-eating sparrow. Noisy brown-backed sparrow. Streak-backed mahogany sparrow. Southern sienna sparrow. Underbrush umber sparrow. Sepia sparrow.
Thanks for the video, helpful, fun. But not looking forward to name changes. I have 28 sparrows in Passerellidae in the US. Not looking forward to relearning them. Six more in Costa Rica, some called chlorospingus or brushfinch. Not really a better nomenclature.
Hello,
Great Video, thank's for sharing.
New here, please stay connected 🌺
#Familienherzen ❤
Does your wife watch with you? Or does she not. Idk how you can do so much b.watching?
She does, thank goodness.
You should grow you a nice mustache! Like a woods men & you'd look great with one buddy.😉
You should grow you a nice mustache! Like a woods men & you'd look great with one buddy.😉
You should grow you a nice mustache! Like a woods men & you'd look great with one buddy.😉