This general line of thinking occurred to me, too, but really I can't 
see anything wrong with throwing a little birdseed on the ground to 
attract a sparrow. After all, it's not just the one bird that eats it. 
Lots of birds and animals will. The worst that could happen is we end up 
with some very well-fed birds and squirrels.

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com



Russell W. Kovach wrote:
> I am unsure of the appropriateness of laying out bird food in the field when trying to entice a specific bird such as the Clay-colored Sparrow.