Some species of birds that do well in suburban habitats are doing well. House sparrows, house finches both have populations that have grown. The building of the

Some species of birds that do well in suburban habitats are doing well. House sparrows, house finches both have populations that have grown. The building of the suburb caused a loss of whatever habitat was there, and the species that live in those undisturbed habitats aren't the same species that live in suburban yards. Some more adaptable birds are doing well now, but those that are more sensitive in their ecological needs rather than generalists are seeing continuing population losses.