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Field Sparrow


The Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) is 5.75 inches in length.  It has a rusty back with dark streaking, a rusty cap, a buff breast without any stripes, buff sides and flanks, and a pink bill.  The wings are rusty brown with 2 wing bars, and the legs and feet are pink.  The sides of the head are gray.  It has a buffy white eye ring and a brown streak behind each eye.  The females are similar in appearance to the males.  This is a relatively tame bird.

The song of the Field Sparrow is a series of clear, pleasant, whistled notes that can ascend, descend, or stay on the same pitch.  The sound is often described as similar to a ping pong ball that is dropped on a table - it starts out slow and speeds up as it goes along.

The Field Sparrow is fairly common in old fields, open brushy woodlands, thorny scrub, and forest edges.  It eats insects, caterpillars, spiders, and seeds, and will come to feeders for small seeds.

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