House Sparrows like millet from the wildbird seed mixes we put out. They also like donuts, bread etc. Try simply using Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Thistle/Nyjer and see what happens.
We are trying it here but we made the mistake of leaving out donuts for the chickadees (because we read that chickadees love them and [...]

That may NOT be the question. The question may be how to kill pest birds (house sparrows, starlings etc.). We have been infested with these pesty birds and so we thought we would start to research viable solutions to our new Sparrow/Starling problem. We came across many sources of information on how to rid your [...]

Our birdy feeders have been seemingly sparse lately, or so we thought but then we realized we have attracted bully birds to our porch. The crows have always been a welcome bird. For the most part they do not harm or disturb the other little birds. We began feeding them and then branched out to [...]

Sparrows are often thought of as pests the world over. The following story both exemplifies and questions this view of the sparrows.
During China’s Great Leap Forward China found itself with an ever-increasing population but lacking the food to feed all its people. Desperate to keep every grain for his people, Mao examined the various causes [...]