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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Description:

This bird is smaller than my hand, brown and white, and likes to hang out in the brush. Wikipedia states, "Adult song sparrows have brown upperparts with dark streaks on the back and are white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a brown cap and a long brown rounded tail. Their face is gray with a streak through the eye."

Habitat:

Forest, brush area, with Thimble Berry, Blackberry and Elder Berry- wikipedia says that "their favorite habitat is brushy areas and marshes."

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2 Comments

JimmyRogers
JimmyRogers 8 years ago

I would say Song sparrow as well...

Glanecia
Glanecia 8 years ago

Maybe this is a song sparrow?

Glanecia
Spotted by
Glanecia

Washington, USA

Spotted on Jan 14, 2016
Submitted on Jan 23, 2016

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