| Common Name: | Sparrow, Fox | | Scientific Name: | Passerella iliaca | | Family: | Emberizidae | | Area: | Salemtowne - Salem, Oregon | | Date: | February 8, 2014 | 
The Fox Sparrow comes in several forms; here in the Pacific Northwest we have the 'sooty' form. Notice the gray or sooty color, stripe less head, and heavily spotted breast. | 
Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Oregon - - - December 28, 2013 | 
photo by Jan Wacker - Brewery Gulch Inn - Mendocino, California - - - December 11, 2011 | | Reference: | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of America by Kaufman |
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