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Song sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

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:

Spotted at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Reference Links:

Song sparrow - Wikipedia

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