Bibliography and Print Resources

House sparrow, Passer domesticus. Male (left) and female (right).

Barrows, W. B. 1889. The English sparrow (Passer domesticus) in North America. US Dep. Agric., Div. Econ. Ornith. Mammal., Bull. No. 1, Washington, DC. 405 pp.

Bent, A. C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. US Natl. Museum Bull. 211, Washington, DC. pp. 1-27.

Churcher, P. B., and J. H. Lawton. 1987. Predation by domestic cats in an English village. J. Zool. (London) 212:439-455.

Dearborn, N. 1927. The English sparrow as a pest. US Dep. Agric. Farmer’s Bull. 493, Washington, DC. 22 pp.

Fitzwater, W. D. 1982. Outwitting the house sparrow [Passer domesticus (Linneaus)]. Proc. Great Plains Wildl. Damage Control Workshop 5:244-251.

Fitzwater, W. D. 1988. Solutions to urban bird problems. Proc. Vertebr. Pest Conf. 13:254-259.

Grussing, Don. 1980. How to control house sparrows. Roseville Publ. House, Roseville, Minnesota. 52 pp.

Kalmbach, E. R. 1940. Economic status of the English sparrow in the United States. US Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. 711, Washington, DC. 66 pp.

Kessler, K. K., R. J. Johnson, and K. M. Eskridge. 1991. Lines to selectively repel house sparrows from backyard feeders. Proc. Great Plains Wildl. Damage Control Workshop. 10:79-80.

Neff, J. A. 1937. Procedure and methods in controlling birds injurious to crops in California. Part II: Control methods. Mimeo, US Dep. Agric. and California State Dep. Agric., Sacramento. 153 pp.

Royall, W. C., Jr. 1969. Trapping house sparrows to protect experimental grain crops. US Dep. Inter. Bureau Sport Fish. Wildl., Wildl. Leaflet 484, Washington, DC. 10 pp.

Stokes, D. W. 1979. A guide to the behavior of common birds. Little, Brown and Co., Boston. 336 pp.

Summers-Smith, D. 1963. The house sparrow. Collins, London. 269 pp.

Thearle, R. J. P. 1968. Urban bird problem. Pages 181-197 in R.K. Murton and E.N. Wright, eds. The problems of birds as pests. Academic Press. New York.

Weber, W. J. 1979. Health hazards from pigeons, starlings and English sparrows. Thomson Publ., Fresno, California. 138 pp.

Wright, E. N., I. R. Inglis, and C. J. Feare, 1980. Bird problems in agriculture. The British CropProtect.Council, Croydon, United Kingdom. 210 pp.

Images and Illustrations

Figure 1 by Emily Oseas Routman.

Figures 2 through 4 by the author, adapted by Jill Sack Johnson.

Contact Information

• Locate your local Cooperative Extension
  
• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management

This website is based on the handbook for PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE. Please visit our website to find out more information about this invaluable resource and to find out how you can participate in the Wildlife Damage Management community.

Sponsors and Partners

Partners