[NatureNS] fox sparrow vs. song sparrow?

From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:43:53 -0200
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No one seems to have risen to your challenge so...
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Many species that come to feeders are essentially ground feeders. After hig=
h winds which cast out feed from  the feeders=2C you will notice that birds=
 prefer to feed on the ground rather than at the feeders. It's natural for =
them. Song  Sparrows will tend to feed on the ground until one discovers th=
e feeder(s). If you have a ground feeder=2C Song Sparrows will feed  there =
whereas Fox Sparrows will continue to scratch in the leaves. Probably becau=
se of this Fox Sparrows do not tend to winter in NS. All these common sparr=
ow species are hardy enough to winter here if food is available.
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From: dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] fox sparrow vs. song sparrow?
Date: Sat=2C 21 Mar 2015 12:49:31 -0300

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Derek=92s recent post from our neighborhood has prompted us to look more =
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might be a fox sparrow among them.  We went to the Cornell website=2C where=
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we looked at the comparison: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow=
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Now=2C we are mystified by their statement that =93Song =0A=
Sparrows do not habitually scratch in the leaf litter to find food=2C as Fo=
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Sparrows do.=94  The song sparrows in our yard are ground-feeding =0A=
birds.  They are always hunting in among the leaves and weeds at the edge =
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of our garden.  Even with all the snow cover=2C they prefer to peck at the =
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seed that=92s fallen rather than go to the feeder perches. =0A=
Can someone please =0A=
explain?=0A=
Cheers.=0A=
Jane and =0A=
Dave 		 	   		  =

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nbsp=3Bare essentially ground feeders. After high winds which cast out feed=
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parrows will tend to feed on the ground until&nbsp=3Bone discovers the feed=
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=3B there whereas Fox Sparrows will continue to scratch in the leaves. Prob=
ably because of this Fox Sparrows do not tend to winter in NS. All these co=
mmon sparrow species are hardy enough to winter here if food is available.<=
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a<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Subject: [NatureNS] fox sparrow vs. son=
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