Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
 (L 6.25" WS 8.25" WT 0.7 oz)
Very common backyard bird...recognized
by its streaked breast and central spot.
A sparrow likes to sit
on thorns.
    (Abdul Rehman)
Thatcher Woods
River Forest, IL
Morton Arboretum
Lisle, IL
Horicon Marsh, WI
25May2007
 
The dim world was ringing
With a song-sparrow’s singing
That went up and pierced the
gray dawn overhead.
(Lucy Larcom)
10May09
16Mar2009