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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Field Notes

Description:

lots of brown streaks on the belly. Has a brown stripe behind eye and a white-ish stripe flanked by brown mohawk. Short beak. Perches on feeders with smaller birdseeds, lands and takes off very quickly.

Notes:

I have to find my bird book...it's MIA.

Reference Links:

Song Sparrow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Backyard Birding Southeastern USA
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012

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