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One of the most common birds in the more settled areas of Tehachapi is a vocal, rambunctious little songbird that was imported from England in 1850 and has since colonized almost all of North America: the common House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). These small, stout-bodied birds are one of the most frequent visitors to backyard bird feeders in town, and can also be encountered in parking lots, school yards, outside eating areas, etc. House Sparrows have done very well in the 158 years that they’ve been here and theirs is definitely an immigrant success story. Until fairly recently, House Sparrows were still referred to as English Sparrows, which seemed a little inaccurate since over 100 successive generations had lived on American soil without ever returning to the Mother Country. “House Sparrow” is both more appropriate and descriptive, since these birds are most plentiful around human habitation and absent from wilderness areas. House Sparrows and other...
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