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Harris's Sparrow -
(Zonotrichia querula)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird, large sparrow
- Brown above with dark streaks
- White below with streaked sides
- Two white wingbars
- Black face, crown, and throat
- Pink bill
- Immature has less black on crown and throat
- 7.5" (19 cm.)
Habitat
- Hedgerows and brushy edges
Additional Information
- Rare migrant and winter visitor
- Nests in the far north, in the transition
zone between the boreal forest and
the tundra more commonly found in
winter farther west -- KS, OK, and TX
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