Photos by BarrytheBirder

Fox Sparrow

(Passerella iliaca)

Highly variable, but the brightest, P.i. iliaca, breeds and winters chiefly in the east.      Most subspecies have a reddish rump and tail and reddish wings.  The underparts are heavily marked with triangular spots merging into a larger spot on the central breast.   The Fox Sparrow is common and found in dense undergrowth in mixed or coniferous woodlands.   It has a loud, rich song, a few clear whistles followed by varied, buzzy, short trills.

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