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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

House Sparrow in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passeridae
Genus
Passer

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states

US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (7)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (21)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
House Sparrow by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County435 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County54 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County271 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County220 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County85 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County78 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County282 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County71 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 59 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 59 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of House Sparrow in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of House SparrowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1053193
Jan 11–1733115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–711101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2111258
Mar 22–2811139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2221,122
May 3–933824
May 10–1622793
May 17–2343901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 643771
Jun 7–1311797
Jun 14–20221,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 422770
Jul 5–1133973
Jul 12–1822957
Jul 19–25111,240
Jul 26 – Aug 111912
Aug 2–811907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 500959
Sep 6–1200907
Sep 13–1911817
Sep 20–2611745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1021597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2444426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–711278
Nov 8–1411210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 531118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1932224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 221208

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 3,348 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,348 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of House Sparrow in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of House SparrowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–103496,211
Jan 11–174595,146
Jan 18–242854,645
Jan 25–313184,698
Feb 1–74676,023
Feb 8–144385,888
Feb 15–214295,436
Feb 22–285496,846
Mar 1–74268,321
Mar 8–1439810,384
Mar 15–2159712,620
Mar 22–2851913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 445819,661
Apr 5–1174826,860
Apr 12–181101039,925
Apr 19–251061041,623
Apr 26 – May 2175956,391
May 3–9156952,952
May 10–16150953,785
May 17–23971057,698
May 24–30104954,651
May 31 – Jun 672953,099
Jun 7–1371653,700
Jun 14–2070956,625
Jun 21–27100955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4811058,477
Jul 5–1170861,336
Jul 12–1877964,722
Jul 19–2577969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 166859,416
Aug 2–868859,712
Aug 9–15521055,994
Aug 16–2267954,328
Aug 23–2932851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 545957,167
Sep 6–1257959,075
Sep 13–1945854,543
Sep 20–2671745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 348943,180
Oct 4–1060837,841
Oct 11–1754730,824
Oct 18–2450921,156
Oct 25–3154819,021
Nov 1–733814,172
Nov 8–1446912,621
Nov 15–214897,965
Nov 22–285088,136
Nov 29 – Dec 540106,083
Dec 6–124596,004
Dec 13–1954105,423
Dec 20–263075,661
Dec 27 – Jan 284108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • House Finch Haemorhous mexicanusOften confused in Ohio: 28 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Song Sparrow Melospiza melodiaOften confused in Ohio: 25 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerinaOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Field Sparrow Spizella pusillaOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollisOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 2 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed92%49%
Farmland4%11%
Forest3%31%
Open water0.8%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Wetland0.2%5%

From 1,855 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Passer domesticus domesticusNorthern House Sparrowsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the House Sparrow's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

3,348 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.