Nesting Areas (House Finches and House Sparrows)

Now, I have noticed throughout the school building there are tons of passerines flying around the trees, grass, and other areas (the school is outdoors, which is great since one can look around for wildlife while passing through classes). Since it is spring in my area, I have been hearing many house finches sing and find mates, and recently the male house sparrows started to chirp more as well. However, I have noticed that there are many probable nesting areas throughout the school and I had the pleasure of seeing two nesting locations. They are near the library, a place where I am a frequent visitor, and one nest is owned by a house sparrow pair (though I have only seen the male), and the other is owned by a house finch pair (I have seen both the male and the female). I have photos of both nesting sites, but I plan to upload them until I can get good verifications of the pairs visiting their nests. Plus, the house sparrow nest is difficult to clearly capture since it is deep in the hole of one of the hallway roofs. I am planning to track the activity of both nests. So far, no recently fledged young or eggs are visible. The birds are extremely loud so I probably won't forget (the finches are especially loud, I can hear them across the whole library, but I don't mind :)). Hope to soon upload observations and update about these nests.
~ m.g.
P.S: There is also a house finch pair near my house that loves my small tube feeder. They have been scanning my house as a probable nesting site, so I hope to see their nest as well. I have named the house finches Cherry and Mimi.

Publicado el 28 de marzo de 2024 por artificialfauna