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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia

Featured image credit: “Song Sparrow” by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region is licensed under CC PDM 1.0

To hear songs, learn identification information, migratory patterns, and some fun facts, check out the Song Sparrow page offered by one of my favorite resources: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology »

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