95 Fox Sparrow

• A group of Fox Sparrows are called a; Flock / Den / Slyness.
• This is one of the largest sparrows.
• The adults are known to perform a broken wing display much like a killdeer.
• They are very active in scratching for seeds and insects amongst the leaves they are often mistaken for larger animals for all the noise they make.
• They nest on the ground in thickets or in small bushes.  They lay 3-5 greenish white eggs with reddish brown speckles.
• There are 4 main subspecies this one is the Red Fox Sparrow.  It came early to my feeder as you can see by the snow.  It scratched about on the ground to find some seeds.