Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
(L 5.5" WS 8.5" Wt 0.42 oz)
Sparrows should not dance with
cranes, their legs are too short.
cranes, their legs are too short.
(Danish Proverb)
Small and drab with declining numbers
...male sings energetically until it finds a
mate and then sings only occasionally.
...male sings energetically until it finds a
mate and then sings only occasionally.
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
09Jul2010
Note the pinkish bill.
Spizella is a diminutive of
genus spiza; pusilla in Latin
means very small, tiny.
genus spiza; pusilla in Latin
means very small, tiny.
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Ornithology
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Society
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Columbus Park
Chicago
09Apr2017