February 27, 2025

This one, quite a bit easier to tell which species of Sparrow it is, in comparison to the Song Sparrow (Melospica melodia) and the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) which I mentioned in my post yesterday. The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina).

Only the male Song Sparrow sings. Its song is described by the National Audubon Society as a “Thin musical trill, all on 1 note like the whir of a sewing machine.” Oh I adore that description. Being a quilter, I know the sound of a sewing machine very well.

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