Fox Sparrow
Conditions were too windy for bird photography this morning. There was just enough time to get an hour's hike around the prairie before a snowstorm moved in. The only warbler species I encountered was a pair of Orange-crowned Warblers. Most of the White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows seem to have moved on. I expected to see American Tree Sparrows, but found none. There was an increase in Fox Sparrows, and they were beautiful in the early morning sunlight. The above photograph was taken during the fall of 2015. On this morning I didn't bother to carry my digiscoping rig with me―I just wanted to get in a quick check on avian activity before heading in for the day.
Pheasant Branch, Dane, Wisconsin, US
Oct 20, 2018 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
34 species
Canada Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Mourning Dove
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
Fox Sparrow © 2018 Mike McDowell
Fox Sparrow © 2018 Mike McDowell