Today’s bird

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Family: New World sparrows

Song Sparrow is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. The eggs of the song sparrow are brown with greenish-white spots.

  2. Song sparrows' nests are parasitized by the brown-headed cowbird.

  3. Song sparrows recognize cowbirds as a threat and attack the cowbirds when they are near the nest.

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