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Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
OK, it is called a Fox Sparrow because it has the colors of a fox. The question is which fox: a grey fox or a red fox? Well, both! And don’t just look for sparrows that look like the accompanying photograph. This is a bird whose plumage varies greatly across their North American range. Currently there are 18 subspecies of the Fox Sparrow that have been identified. What do they have in common? They are beautiful and regular visitors to bird feeders. Our vignette will describe the eastern birds.

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Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco

How about a little birding history? John James Audubon, writing about this species in the early 1800’s said: “there is not an individual in the Union who does not know the little Snow-bird.” The nickname stuck and the Dark-eyed Junco is still referred to as the “snowbird.” Maybe it is the bird’s winter-like plumage.

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American Tree Sparrow

Spizella arborea

American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow

It must be winter…the American Tree Sparrows are back at the feeders! This “American” specie spends its summers in remote areas of Canada. The breeding range extends over the northern third of Canada and much of Alaska. When winter winds begin to blow, the entire population journeys into the northern two thirds of the United States. And they readily make the transition from summer isolation to vacationing in residential areas, parks, and gardens.

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