Fox-colored Sparrow; Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.
C19

Common spring and fall migrant; seen in mid-March and again in October

March - April

October - November

C20

Common transient, occasionally abundant. Casual in winter. —Bagg & Eliot

February - January

C21

Uncommon migrant from early March to mid-April and mid-October to late November

March - November

Habitat
coniferous forest undergrowth in summer, dense woodland in thickets, weedy pastures and brushy roadsides in winter
Nest Materials
twigs, strips of bark, shredded and rotting wood, broom moss, coarse and fine grasses, lichens, rootlets, animal hair, feathers, fishing line
19th-20th Century Field Notes
FOX - COLORED SPARROW . Rich rust red ; beneath , white , spotted on breast with rusty . Length , 7 inches . Common spring and fall migrant . Earliest arrival , March 15th ; seen again in October . Feeds on seeds . Not injurious . Have never heard it make any sound .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*