Hello Nancy,
When we moved here in Fircrest we had this Fox Sparrows on a regular basis.But in the last few years there been almost absent here.We get them occasional and we making a big fuss when we have them as a yard bird.Declining there not we had high count on the CBC here in Tacoma.But a Fox Sparrow is a great yard bird Enjoy so long there in you yard.


Cheers Ruth Sullivan
Fircrest Tacoma
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From: Nancy
To: Tweets
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:32 PM
Subject: Fox Sparrow


Hi Tweets;
We have what I am pretty sure is a FOX SPARROW coming around our feeder. I had a very difficult time identifying him because he does not look like most of the photos in my field guides. But The Audubon field guide has a very close photo. I read that they are somewhat rare in King County. His behavior is very timid and he runs under the bushes whenever I come out for a closer look. He does not appear to have a mate, but I am not sure. This morning I found him digging in the garden and got a close look with my binoculors. He digs with both feet like a thrush. He has a white eye ring, is dark brown with a gray head and no stripe on his head. His breast is streaked but muted. So, I gather he is the Northwest variety of this bird since the other photos in Petersons and Stokes do not look like the same bird.
Nancy
Renton, WA
n.lander at comcast.net