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Song Sparrow
Description: The Song Sparrow is one of the most widespread of the North American birds. Found throughout most of North America, populations in different areas can have surprisingly different appearances but all of them are readily recognized by their streaked breast and large central white spot. The sparrows found in Alaska are darker, and are one-third longer than the eastern birds and weigh twice as much. In southern locations, Song Sparrows are permanent residents. Northern birds, however, migrate to the southern United States or Mexico, where there is also a local population present year-round.
Other Names: None
Color: The Song Sparrow has heavy brown streaking on white under parts, with a prominent central breast spot (sometimes lacking in juveniles). Subspecies show considerable variations in size and color, ranging from pale, sandy brown to dark brown. The Song Sparrow has a brown cap and a long, brown, rounded tail. Its face is gray with a streak through the eye.
Sound: One of the most persistent singers throughout the spring and summer, the Song Sparrow’s song is made up of a combination of repeated notes. Their songs are crisp, clear and precise. Although one bird will know many songs, the Song Sparrow usually repeats its song many times before switching to a different one.
Preferred Environment: Song Sparrows are found in a variety of open, shrubby areas, but prefer dense, brushy thickets, especially near water in arid regions.
Nesting Habits: The Song Sparrow's nest is usually built on the ground under a clump of grass or in a shrub close to the ground. In marshy areas, nests are often even over water. Built by the female, it is an open cup of weeds, grass, leaves, and bark, lined with fine grass, rootlets, and hair.
Food Preference: Naturally, Song Sparrows eat insects and seeds. At the feeder, Song Sparrows feed on sunflower, thistle seed, corn and white millet.
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How to Attract Song Sparrows
Song Sparrows are solitary and highly territorial during the breeding season, but are found in loose flocks during migration and winter. They forage mostly on the ground, sometimes scratching the soil. They will come to bird feeders with adequate cover close by and will enjoy water in your bird bath.
Since the Song Sparrow feeds mostly on the ground in or near the protection of dense underbrush or shrubbery, we recommend placing a tray or platform feeder in a protected open space near to shrubs and trees. The White-throated Sparrow will frequent other types of feeders, nervously perching at the tube feeders and thistle feeders and scavenging dropped seed below them.
Suggested Song Sparrow Feeders
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