Notes

01 September 1939 Comments Notes PROOF of the sex of the bird choosing the nesting-site is generally so difficult to obtain that it seems worth while to record some evidence in the case of a House-Sparrow (Passer d. domesticus) in my garden in the spring of 1939. Early in March I notice...
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Notes

01 May 1935 Comments Notes ANYONE who has trapped Hedge-Sparrows {Prunella modularis) knows that, in the excitement of being released, they will go through most of the typical actions of sexual display such as raising or dragging one wing, shuffling along the ground, half-rolling ...
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