Hi, Diane! There are lots of possibilities for this bird. Among the sparrows are the white-throated, chipping, song, and fox sparrows. I would suspect instead that it may be a Carolina Wren. It likes to build nests in bird houses, and maybe the hole would also make a good spot. Its young has yellow mouths. It has brown on the top and a whitish breast. It makes a distinctive sound, as "saltpeter saltpeter..." or as "tweetya datweetya..." depending on how you want to spell it. The bird's song has a 3/4 rhythm. See if that's the bird you are interested in. What kind of woodpecker was that, by the way? Jim Blowers -----Original Message----- From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Diane Bumpass Sent: Monday, 2005 May 30 12:33 To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-richmond-general] Nest in Side of house I'm new to the list. I just realized I forgot to sign my post requesting the location of the June 8 walk. While hunting down a woodpecker in my neighbor's yard (with permission), I noted that there was a hole in my neighbor's house about 12 feet up with a bird nest inside. I'm having problems identifying the bird. (I'm a novice.) It's a brown bird with a clear breast. It doesn't really look just like any of the sparrows in my book, but I'm assuming it's a sparrow. What are the most likely options for these devoted parents and their young with the perpetually open yellow mouths? Diane You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.