A winter visitor in northern USA,spending most of its life feeding and nesting on the ground. Its main habitiate is above the tree line in the far north of Canada and Alaska Breeds from Alaska to Labrador, winters Arizona and Texas through to South Carolina
Eats mainly insects in the summer, and seeds in the winter
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella Arborea)
Size
Length 5.5 inches, wingspan 9.7 inches
Weight
Weight 14 - 28 grams, 0.4 - 0.9 ounces
Habitat
Breeds in open areas near treeline, winters in gardens, fields, marshes, resedential areas and open forewst.
Nest
Open cup of grasses, moss, twigs, bark, lined with grasses and feathers. Placed close to ground
Voice
Song:series of high, sewwt whistles notes, Call: a harder "seet" "tweedle eet"
Characteristics
Rufus brown crown and eyestripe with grey head Dark spot in center of plain unstreaked breast White wingbars Long notched tail Dark grey upper bilol, yellow lowerBrown back with darker streaks Buff sides and grey belly Grey legs
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