The Sparrow Story

Prelude to the Sparrow Story: Everyday, dozens of people come in and ask about the birds that fly in and out of the store—are they pets? Did we train them? No, they’re just free wild birds who come in to visit.

We promised to share The Story of the Sparrows that visit Precious Possessions. Here is the tale of our feathered friends.

On a frigid December day in 2008, my father Anthony and I arrived at the store where we found a tiny sparrow huddled in a corner of our front window. Dad lovingly picked up the sparrow, brought the bird into the store, and place it in a safe, warm area. We fed the sparrow little pieces of bread and gave it water. The fragile sparrow covered its face with its wing and went to sleep. We named the sparrow George. George stayed with us and gained more strength each day, and by day 3, he flew to the front door and told us it was time to go.

To our surprise, the next morning 3 sparrows flew in the door. One of them was George. We welcomed them and gave them a treat from our lunch – a handful of peanuts—which they seemed to enjoy very much. The three of them flew in and out all day and seemed very joyful. We named the other two sparrows Sam and Charlie, and we were delighted that these sweet little sparrows were visiting Precious Possessions.

Not having had any experience with wild birds, I was curious about them and in researching, I discovered that George was actually Georgina, Sam was Samantha, and Charlie was really Charlotte. These were 3 female sparrows and perhaps all from the same nest. We entertained this nice thought about our new friends who continued to come in on a daily basis all winter.

More about our story next Saturday!