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.

       (Danish Proverb)

Small and drab with declining numbers
...male sings energetically until it finds
a mate and then sings only occasionally.

Minn Valley Nat’l

Wildlife Refuge

Minneapolis, MN

17Oct05

Morton Arboretum

Lisle, IL

09Jul10