American Tree Sparrow (S. a. arborea).
Brewer's sparrow. It also has a single dark spot located on the center of its clear breast.
They take seeds from the ground as well as foraging for insects and berries.
In winter and during migration, they inhabit a variety of open habitats, including dry grassland, sagebrush desert, and farmland. American tree sparrow (call / song) call, song. The American Tree Sparrow has a large breeding range of around 5 million square kilometers. Hopping up at bent weeds or even beating their wings to dislodge seeds from grass heads, they scratch and peck the ground in small flocks, trading soft, musical twitters. Abert's towhee. The American robin, for example, was named after the European robin, which also has a rusty breast. At the end of the nesting cycle in late summer, tree sparrows gather in large flocks and begin their southward migration. It has brown wings with two white bars, a small bill, and a slightly notched tail. Black-throated sparrow.
They frequently are found feeding with dark-eyed juncos along roadsides, in open fields, and at bird feeders.
Field sparrows have a conspicuous white eyering and pink bill. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by the female. American Tree Sparrow: Three to seven light blue or green eggs with brown spots and flecks are laid in a nest made of stems, bark pieces, moss, and grass, with lining of feathers, fur, and hair. Black-chinned sparrow. Winter habitat: Weedy fields, hedgerows, farmland, brushy woodland edges, marshes, thickets, residential areas.. Length: 5.5 - 6.5" Habitat: Summer habitat (Alaska & Northern Canada): Willow and birch thickets, scrubby conifers. At the end of the nesting cycle in late summer, tree sparrows gather in large flocks and begin their southward migration. In winter, we often see American Tree Sparrows in groups of about half a dozen or up to 15 or 20, but larger flocks may gather in regions where the species is common. American Tree Sparrow Images, Facts and Information: Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrows have long tails, a rusty cap with, gray heads with a rusty eye line, gray to buff chests with a smudgy dark spot in the center. The American Tree Sparrows (Spizella arborea) are medium-sized birds that breed throughout most areas of Alaska, the Yukon and Northwest territories, the very north of Manitoba and Ontario, all of Labrador, and in northern Quebec. Altogether, the American Tree Sparrow presents a sporty visage. For the winter season, these sparrows migrate south to southern Canada and United States down to northern Texas. They have a grey head, chin, throat, breast and underparts and a rufous patch on the sides of their breast. It breeds in the shrubby transition zone between boreal forest and tundra in northern Canada and Alaska, and winters in parts of southern Canada and much of the United States. American tree sparrows are small, grayish-brown birds with a rufous crown and eyeline, a dark spot on the breast, a long notched tail, a dark upper mandible and a yellow lower mandible. Males and females are similar in appearance.
They often come to bird feeders with Dark-eyed Juncos and other birds. Photo by Brian E. Small. It has a gray head with a chestnut colored cap and streak near its eyes. Bachman's sparrow. American settlers from Europe bestowed the common name of this bird because it looked a little like the Eurasian tree sparrows they were familiar with. The field sparrow’s bill is pink, it has a white ring around each eye, and its wing bars are less distinct. Bell's sparrow.