Eurasian Tree Sparrow

I went to the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri and looked for the sparrow like all the books and a birder told me to do. No sparrow. I did find a bird that was singing and singing and I could not place the sound. Birds in the east sound different than our western birds. After about an hour of looking I got a quick look at a bird and it was a lifer. A dickcissel. Boy, is their sound like other things but not really. I have been hearing them everywhere now that I know the sound. Anyway, it was hot so I got Hannah out for a walk and a van pulled up. The lady in the van said,"You have to see what we have." It was a greyhound. We got to talking and birds came up. I said that I was looking for the Tree Sparrow and she said, "We have them at our feeders on our deck." Well, she and her husband invited me back to their house to see the sparrow. Sure enough it was there. I got some ID shots and was on my way after our two dogs hung out together for a while. Hannah made herself at home. Thanks to two VERY nice Missouri people I have my sparrow. I moved on Sunday morning to Kentucky. I will try to rest and not obsess about sparrows for a few days. I will see if I can do that. :) Take care. Donelda
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