Re: Do sparrows have an alarm call?

Bill Ridgeway wrote:
Thanks. We live in suburbia and there's not too many sparrow hawks
(or any other predators) around. I haven't noticed an alarm call
before and it seems to be continuous. I can only put it down to
there being an individual sparrow in an almost constant anxiety state.

Do you have lots of cats in the area? Cats tend to hang around in shade when birds are around and hope to be forgotten. It sometimes works.

Cheers,

Phil

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