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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Description:

A rich, russet-and-gray bird with bold streaks down its white chest, the Song Sparrow is one of the most familiar North American sparrows. Don’t let the bewildering variety of regional differences this bird shows across North America deter you: it’s one of the first species you should suspect if you see a streaky sparrow in an open, shrubby, or wet area. If it perches on a low shrub, leans back, and sings a stuttering, clattering song, so much the better. (from Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Thanks again gatorfellows for the ID.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

I think I see the dark spot in the center of the breast. Fox Sparrow does not have as striped a head.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Take a look at Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_...

Ava T-B
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Ava T-B

Bourn, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on May 9, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013

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