American Tree Sparrow
| Spizelloides arborea | Order: Passeriformes | Family: Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows) |
Spizelloides arborea
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
This exquisite little sparrow, not closely related to the Chipping Sparrow though many birders up here confuse the two, nests far north of Minnesota but migrates through and frequently visits feeders in April and October. American Tree Sparrows sometimes sing during migration, but not nearly as persistently as Fox and White-throated Sparrows or juncos. Their song is variable but has a very sweet tonal quality.
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Radio Programs
- Birding on a Cold November Day 2023
- Record-breaking Snow and Climate Change 2023
- Avian Influenza Update 2023
- Alaska, Part 4: Birding the Nome-Council Road 2022
- Recognizing Sparrows, Part 2: Unstreaked Sparrows 2022
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 2022
- April Update 2021
- Bonus Thursday: Backyard Update 2020
- Warbler Walk Update 2017
- Life Giving Experiences 2017
- Birding in Madison, Wisconsin 2013
- Brown Creeper 2012
- The Changing of the Guard 2012
- 2012: Early Spring 2012
- Keeping Track of Birds with a Bird Cam 2008
- October Migration 2006
- September Sparrows 2006
- Christmas Bird Count 2003 summary 2003
- Dropping out of the Sky 2003
- Changing Bird Numbers 2003
- November 2003
- Sleeping Tight 2002
- Sparrows 2002
- Sparrows 2002
- Cruisin' with Spring 2002
- American Tree Sparrow (Placeholder) 1999
- Spring Arrives 1996
- Searching for the Elusive Groove-billed Ani 1995
- American Tree Sparrow (Placeholder) 1993
- Sparrows 1990
- American Tree Sparrow 1990
- National Sparrow Awareness Week: American Tree Sparrow 1989
- Migration Update 1989
- Winter Rarities 1988