Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

A big sparrow that is usually found on the ground under dense thickets, scratching in leaf-litter with its feet.   It is usually seen only in small numbers, but is distinctive because of its rusty-brown overall colouring, especially in the east of North America.

They winter from southern California, and from southern Kansa east to New Jersey and south to the Gulf Coast. 

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BarrytheBirder