Hello Sparrow
A new gang of birds were circling the feeder. Small, plump brown-gray and striped feather with buff, black, and brown. I’m familiar with these type of birds. They are abundant in my hometown – the house sparrows.
Male house sparrow. Grayish underparts, black throat and with no streaking. The larger the black patch on the throat the more dominant the male is. In mating season, it changes it plumage. The back and wings turns reddish with black streaks in order to attract a mate. 
Female house sparrow. The underbelly and chest are normally grayish/brownish and with no streaking. Brown face with eye-stripe. Yellowish and thick bill.
The house finches and house sparrows doesn’t get along well at times. But there are days when they just tolerate and eat together. They are just fun to watch. They love that I put water beside the feeder also. It’s so accessible when they want to drink. We’ve already bought a hummingbird feeder also. Now they are not just bystander as they are able to join the feeding frenzy in our veranda. I’ll put pictures of the hummingbird next time. Happy bird watching!
