English Sparrow
Passer domesticus
In the United States it is also known as the English Sparrow, to distinguish it from native species, as the large North American population is descended from birds deliberately imported from Britain in the late 19th century. They were introduced independently in a number of American cities in the years between 1850 and 1875 as a means of pest control.
They build a sloppy nest with opening on side made of straw, grass, weeds and trash. Lined with feathers or hair. This fire hazard is often placed in cavities under eaves, in buildings. Nests in small colonies.
Wherever people build, House Sparrows sooner or later come to share their abodes. Though described as tame and semi-domestic, neither is strictly true; humans provide food and home, not companionship. The House Sparrow remains wary of man. A more proper term is 'synanthropic'.
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