1.0Old Bones Journalhttps://wenzo.net/oldbonesjournalAnanth Ramaswamyhttps://wenzo.net/oldbonesjournal/author/ananth/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lmHHUfypT7"><a href="https://wenzo.net/oldbonesjournal/2016/01/17/house-sparrow-passer-domesticus/">House sparrow (Passer domesticus)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wenzo.net/oldbonesjournal/2016/01/17/house-sparrow-passer-domesticus/embed/#?secret=lmHHUfypT7" width="600" height="338" title="“House sparrow (Passer domesticus)” — Old Bones Journal" data-secret="lmHHUfypT7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://wenzo.net/oldbonesjournal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> The House sparrow is probably, along with the American crow and mallard, one of the most familiar birds in North America. It is a non native resident, the first birds being introduced to New York in 1851. Since then, it has spread throughout the continent. House sparrows are very common, yet they have been declining […]