Field Sparrow – 5/27/19
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/27/19
Observation Time: 5:05 p.m.
Observation Location: Rocky bluff under power lines near So. Walpole Street
Common Name: Field Sparrow
Scientific Name: Spizella pusilla
Comments: Field sparrows have a relatively long tail, a thin white eye ring, and a pinkish conical bill. They have a gray face and a rust-colored cap. However, the best way to tell them apart from other sparrows is their song, an accelerating trill reminiscent of a bouncing ping-pong ball.
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