American Tree Sparrow

American Tree SparrowAmerican Tree Sparrow  (Code 3)  27 Jan 2015

Area: Locally uncommon winter resident, most often in open or wooded brushy areas with other sparrow flocks.

Yard: Rare winter visitor, only one sighting prior to 2015.

Sightings: First bird of year was seen briefly under feeders after a heavy snow, but flew before I could get a photo.  On 9 Feb after another storm with freezing rain, a bird spent a few minutes under the feeders and I was able to get some photos (above).

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