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Clay-colored Sparrow -
(Spizella pallida)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird
Streaked brown above, clear
pale underparts
- Brown streaked crown with center
light stripe
- Clear grey nape
- Clearly outlined cheek patch
- Notched tail
- 5-5.5" (13-14 cm.)
Habitat
- Brushy open areas, thickets
- Forest edges
Additional Information
- Fairly common migrant, rare summer
resident south
- More common summer resident
northern half of WI
- Often found in young pine plantations
- A few found on the Reserve in recent
summers
Comparable Species - Chipping Sparrows
- Field Sparrow
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