Tree Sparrow; American Tree Sparrow (Spizella monticola) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Common winter resident

October - April

C20

Common winter resident, and still more common transient

September - May

C21

Common winter resident. Arrives early November; departs mid-April. —Mass Audubon

November - April

Habitat

arctic willow and birch thickets, weedy woodland edges, fields, roadsides

Nest Materials

moss, grasses, bark, twigs, feathers

19th-20th Century Field Notes

TREE SPARROW . Crown , chestnut ; above , boldly streaked with black , bay and flaxen ; beneath , plain ash ; two white bars on wing . Length , 6 inches Common winter resident . Arrives last of October ; departs in April . Feeds on seeds . Not injurious . Note , a bright chirp .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*