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.
Habitat
Overgrown fields, brushy edges, and shrubby clearings
Diet
Small seeds, insects, and grass seeds
How common
Common
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