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Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Logan Lake, British Columbia

Klamath River, California

Coatesville, Indiana

Polk City, Iowa

Yale, Iowa

Hebron, Kentucky

Irvine, Kentucky

Oakland, Maryland

Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Traverse City, Michigan

Tiller, Oregon

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jane333

| July 2018 | Positive

We had fox sparrows in Southern Ontario last winter.

audsrz

Traverse City, MI (Zone 5a) | December 2010 | Neutral

I love watching these guys eat. Slightly larger than most sparrows, they hop backwards, raking the ground with both feet at the same time, stirring up seeds and small insects. They are a social bird and will flock up with other small birds.

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