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Fox Sparrow. We usually see a few fox sparrows this time of year. Unfortunately, shortly after this photo was taken, a Cooper's hawk flew in and killed and flew off with the fox sparrow. Rondeau Provincial Park, December 8, 2024, Ontario, Canada. Passerella iliaca. Named for the rich red hues that many Fox Sparrows wear, this species is nevertheless one of our most variable birds, with four main groups that can range from foxy red to gray to dark brown.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Feb 18, 2021. A rare winter visitor to our yard. The pond is bringing in a steady stream of birds and critters. Passerella iliaca People have spotted individual Fox Sparrows in Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Germany, and Italy. Some of these vagrant birds probably made part of their transatlantic journey by ship, after touching down to rest on a vessel far from shore.

A ground kicker Fox sparrow, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Nov 15, 2018. We had two fox sparrows in the yard today searching in the light snow for seeds. We see these birds occasionally during their migration. Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow fossils from the Pleistocene (about 11,000 years ago) have been found in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and at the La Brea tar pits in California. source -  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/

We tend to get these birds passing through in the spring and for a short time in the fall. They are a large, heavily streaked sparrow. Taken through the living room window. Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow fossils from the Pleistocene (about 11,000 years ago) have been found in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and at the La Brea tar pits in California.