American Tree Sparrow

Spizella 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.

There is special providence
in the fall of a sparrow.

   (William Shakespeare)

Morton Arboretum

Lisle, IL

10Dec2010

Starved Rock, IL

13Feb2011

Montrose Harbor

Chicago

03Nov2013