DO SPARROWS KILL OTHER BABY SPARROWS?
I received this question from Char
do sparrows steal each others nest? do they kill other baby sparrows ?
What a question to think about - I replied
I have a Catetory on Bird Table News called DO SPARROWS ATTACK OTHER BIRDS.
Here is the link
http://birdtablenews.com/category/do-sparrows-attack-other-birds/If you read the articles you will see that people have observed sparrows behaving like thugs! They have beeen seen taking eggs from other nests and dropping them on the floor.
Read all the articles in that Category. I wouldn’t put anything past sparrows. If they can steal another breed of birds nest and get rid of other eggs then, I suppose they could do it to their own breed.Have you seen this happen? I just wondered why you asked the question. Thanks for getting in touch please give us more information about your question
Trisha
on June 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
hi i have a bird box on my garage wall about 2 feet away i also have a bird feeding table also on the wall.sparrows have nested in the bird box and had five feglings now left.i noticed the adults were still going in and out the box have a quick look there was five more eggs. the eggs had hatched about a week ago and all the chicks was ok the adult birds have been in and out feeding but yesterday no adults i have taken a look in the bird box no chicks none on the ground we do get a large amount of sparrowa would it be that a diffrent sparrow has killed them. the hole in the box is only big enough for a sparrow. the birds are back today going in and out of the box.no chicks to small to have fleched?
on June 24th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Sorry I’ve not replied earlier. I think it would have been a little too early for the birds to have fledged.
It’s strange that there isn’t anything on the ground though.
I have heard of sparrows killing other sparrows. Which I always find amazing.
Another puzzle, but perhaps other sparrows have taken over the nest.
on July 1st, 2011 at 6:17 pm
i have been looking after a baby sparrow who fell out of his nest to young i took him in because the afdults were attacking him maybe as he was drawing attention to the other babies . he is doing well beginining to fly his wounds are healing but the feathers he ha dare falling out is this normal ?