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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Protecting purple martins

By Pauline Tom

Laura Craig emailed, “Just wondered if you might mention/remind to your readers to check their nestboxes for House Sparrows.” 

A typical House Sparrow nest is a messy conglobation of weeds, grasses, and feathers. A tell-tale identifier is the brown and gray male with strong black bib sitting atop the nestbox. 

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