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		<title>Community Population Discussion</title>
		<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/-t1.htm</link>
		<description>Maintain record of your sparrow population here.</description>
		<lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:47:12 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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			<title>Community Population Discussion</title>
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			<title>Is This a Female House Sparrow?</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/is-this-a-female-house-sparrow-t95.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Paleface</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[I posted this picture on another site and 2 folks thing it is a female House Sparrow.  I have looked in my Field Guide and online and just don't know for sure. So need y'all to confirm this I.D.  This bird was bathing in my water garden.  I have never seen HOSP in the 8+ years I have lived here.  Perhaps my luck has run out.
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Thanks In Advance!
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			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/is-this-a-female-house-sparrow-t95.htm#350</comments>
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			<title>To count or not to count how many sparrows are dispatched </title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/to-count-or-not-to-count-how-many-sparrows-are-dispatched-t101.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>grosehexe</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you guys keep track of how many Hosps end up in your trap? How many males and females escapes and how many are dispatched?
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			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/to-count-or-not-to-count-how-many-sparrows-are-dispatched-t101.htm#369</comments>
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			<title>OH NO!!  A HOSP!!</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/oh-no-a-hosp-t91.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Woodlandgal</dc:creator>
			<description>For the first time in four years, a male House Sparrow has found our place and has been hanging around the feeding station.  DH will be home tomorrow and will try his best to get him.  I am afraid he would be a very small target for me.  Pat</description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:24:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/oh-no-a-hosp-t91.htm#334</comments>
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			<title>The neighbors....</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/the-neighbors-t81.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>VS Ryan</dc:creator>
			<description>Well it is almost inevitable that you will have bird pests inhabiting your neighbors yard it seems.  One interesting thing I have noticed is that they don't seem to mind if I work on them in their yard.  I have worked with neighbors everywhere that I have lived as well as with many client's neighbors and they have all been willing to let me work.  I believe one thing that helps with that is that most people have no idea what I'm talking about so it helps to approach them with confidence and more  ...</description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:23:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/the-neighbors-t81.htm#301</comments>
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			<title>I did some math</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/i-did-some-math-t56.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>VS Ryan</dc:creator>
			<description>Based off of averages and theory, I deducted that a flock of 100 sparrows consisting of an average 60% females can reproduce an average of 1400 birds in two years.  That number is reduced by 30 for every female that you trap.

What this means is you need to trap 47 birds in two years in order to maintain control of one single flock of sparrows.



This seems like a small amount doesn't it?  It sure is motivating to me, especialy if you have a repeater.  Now another thing to remember is that there  ...</description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/i-did-some-math-t56.htm#201</comments>
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			<title>El Paso Sorrows</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/el-paso-sorrows-t5.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>VS Ryan</dc:creator>
			<description>The English Sparrow population in El Paso is way out of control.  



Citizens in this city are big fans of two things that make this place a dream city for the sparrows: palm trees and littering.  It sounds like a horrible thing to say, but the trash that is blowing all over the place in this city is insane.  On top of that, there seem to be 3-5 palm trees in 2 out of 3 yards here and they are like giant sparrow specific bird houses.  



This city also harbors huge numbers of pigeons and grackles,  ...</description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/el-paso-sorrows-t5.htm#7</comments>
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			<title>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/texas-parks-and-wildlife-department-t42.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>VS Ryan</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Well these guys are as much a problem as the rest in my opinion.  CHeck this out:
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<a href="http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0960.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0960.pdf</a>
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It is a decent guide for attracting all kinds of things to your backyard, but they are leaving out one big problem:  nothing will come if you maintain a healthy population of HOSPs.]]></description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/texas-parks-and-wildlife-department-t42.htm#147</comments>
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			<title>True</title>
			<link>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/true-t27.htm</link>
			<dc:creator>Painfully Pink</dc:creator>
			<description>No other animals than ugly birds, not even squirrels right?</description>
			<category>Community Population Discussion</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:42:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<comments>http://www.sparrowsquad.com/community-population-discussion-f4/true-t27.htm#72</comments>
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