Song Sparrow
© Martin Wall
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What they eat: These birds eat mainly seeds, fruit, and insects. They tend to visit platform and ground feeders and will eat peanut hearts, millet, wheat, and milo. |
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Where they live: Song Sparrows are found in a variety of habitats, including arctic grasslands, desert scrub, and marshes. They occur across the U.S., southern Canada and Alaska, and northern Mexico. |
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Did you know? Song Sparrow pairs search for nest sites together. |
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How they sound: They sing a loud clanking that typically starts with abrupt, well-spaced notes and finishes with a buzz or trill. |
To learn more, visit the Cornell Lab's free website: www.allaboutbirds.org.
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