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Song Sparrows are medium-sized and fairly bulky sparrows. For a sparrow, the bill is short and stout and the head fairly rounded. The tail is long and rounded, and the wings are broad. Song Sparrows are streaky and brown with thick streaks on a white chest and flanks. On a closer look, the head is an attractive mix of warm red-brown and slaty gray, though these shades, as well as the amount of streaking, vary extensively across North America. Often shows a spot in the middle of breast. Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe.
A wildlife habitat garden on a very cold day. It was scratching about under shrubs and a platform feeder.
Photo taken through window.
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Thanks Alice. Hopefully you are enjoying spotting in your new home :)
Nice Series!