Thanks to everyone who responded to our request re finding Tree Sparrows at the
Melbourne Zoo. The response was generous and many. Yesterday, we were lucky
enough to attend the Twilight Concert at the Zoo. Using info. from all the
respondents, we began our search soon after entering at 5:30pm. The first
sparrows sighted were nearly all fledglings – they were everywhere. Eventually,
their parents turned up and they all proved to be House Sparrows. This was the
case around the Cafeteria, near the entrance, along the primate walk and around
the giraffe enclosure. After about an hour and many hundreds of sparrows later,
three male Tree Sparrows were sighted in the Barn Paddock of the elephant
complex.
Brian & Meg
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