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Do any sparrows build mud nests? Which ones? Thanks.
Sparrows generally build cup or cavity nests from materials such as grass, twigs, paper, string, dryer lint and their own feathers.
Nesting materials vary greatly by species, including everything from spider webs to the bird's saliva.
Mud is used by swallows, swifts, martins, phoebes, kingfishers, magpies, flamingoes, and some other species not found in North America.
The only exception would be the House Sparrow, which is known to occassionally re-use mud nests built by other birds.
Here's a good link for types of nests: http://www.earthlife.net/birds/nests.html
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Julia Booth
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I can answer questions about bird identification (by sight or sound), behavior, distribution, population, conservation, mating, nesting, fledging and feeding. I do have some practical knowledge about foreign species, but identification skills are limited in that arena. Bear in mind that as much as I know, it's possible that at least some of you will ask a question that I am unable to answer. At which point I would direct you to wherever or whomever I thought could provide you with that information.
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