Wild Bird Species Profiles

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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Song Sparrow

How sweet to hear the first Song Sparrow of the year singing on an early spring day! Warm weather can’t be far behind. “Maids, maids, tend to your teakettle-ettle-ettle!” Granted that it is an old fashioned phrase, but it does bear a resemblance to the cadence of the Song Sparrow’s song. Listen for two clear introductory notes followed by a lilting, musical mid-section, and ending with a jumble of twitters and trills. Spring has sprung!

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Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrows are the summertime friends of every gardener, orchardist, and vintner. Their appetite for insects and the seeds of many weeds and grasses make them true allies in any agricultural enterprise. One of their choice foods are the seeds of crabgrass…help yourself guys!

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Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Towhee

A number of bird’s names are derived from their vocalizations. The list includes chickadee, phoebe, pewee, killdeer, and whip-poor-will. Add the Eastern Towhee to this list as its name brings to mind the loud, abrupt contact note these birds use to communicate.

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