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Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Perched near the top of a small tree on the chaparral hillside of Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Notes:

I have never seen a Fox Sparrow out in the open like this, especially at the top of a tree. This species is normally very shy and secretive.

Reference Links:

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

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