Bill has moved all of the bluebird houses onto the pole barn, 7 feet up, so nothing can get to our birds again. A few hours later there was a sparrow sitting on the one nearest the house. He kept chirping and chirping every few seconds all day until his bedtime. I thought it was a female looking for a mate. So after the chirping was getting on my last nerve, I Googled "why is this sparrow constantly chirping"....and so, I found out that this is a male, they find a nesting place, then chirp until a female is interested. Of course, I did not know this. If she likes the nesting place, she will stay and have babies, if not, she will move on..that is kind of pitiful, isn't it? After almost a week, he finally got some interest from a lady.. He even started putting grass in the nesting box to impress her. She went in and out and took a while to decide. Finally they were making the nest. At first, every time she would leave, he would immediately follow her..I think he must be kind of needy...she can't have a moment by herself..anyway, if you made it this far...thanks for reading..UPDATE If the male does not find a mate, he will chirp like that everyday, all day throughout the mating season...for months..incase you were wondering..
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