The Field Sparrow is a small, gentle-looking sparrow with a pink bill, rusty cap, and white eye ring set in a plain face. Its song is a sweet series of whistled notes that accelerate into a trill — often described as a bouncing ping-pong ball. Despite its plain appearance, it is a spirited singer and nests in old fields and shrubby edges across eastern North America.
Best time to see a Field Sparrow
The best time to see a Field Sparrow is January–June, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 21,633 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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