Passerella iliaca iliaca
Location: North side under spruce and yews
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Range: Migration stopevers enroute to/from Canada. We've seen them several years running, spring and fall, over a period of a few weeks. Multiple groups stopping off for a day or so each.
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The Fox Sparrow is much larger than other sparrows.
They scratch in leaves for insects and seeds and often make so much noise that they sound like a much larger animal. Link Link Distribution photo photo photo Genus: Passerella (fox sparrows) Family: Emberizidae (sparrows, buntings, juncos, larkspurs) Order: Passeriformes (perching birds) Class: Aves (Birds) Phylum/Division: Chordata (Spinal chorded) Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) |