Illinois
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
(L 6.25" WS 9.5" Wt 0.7 oz)
Eats insects in summer and
seeds in winter...rusty cap with
dark spot on unstreaked breast.
seeds in winter...rusty cap with
dark spot on unstreaked breast.
There is special
providence in the
fall of a sparrow.
providence in the
fall of a sparrow.
(William Shakespeare)
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
10Dec2010
Fullersburg
Woods
Woods
22Mar2009
Starved Rock
13Feb2011
Montrose Harbor
Chicago
03Nov2013
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Spizelloides is Greek for resembling a
small sparrow; arborea is Latin for
relating to trees.
small sparrow; arborea is Latin for
relating to trees.