Having heard that the house sparrows of European cities were helping to control insect infestations, a group of prominent New Yorkers, including dry goods merchant Alfred Edwards, imported eight pairs of sparrows from England in 1850.
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1853: The English House Sparrows Who Took Up House and Hotel in Manhattan
Posted: 4th October 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Birds and PigeonsTags: Brooklyn Institute, English Sparrows, Green-Wood Cemetery, Henry Spingler, New York History, Nicholas Pike, Union Square
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