Fox Sparrow
| Passerella iliaca | Order: Passeriformes | Family: Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows) |
Passerella iliaca
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
This oversized sparrow is one of Laura’s favorite spring birds. Fox Sparrows sing during migration, and their sweet whistled tune can warm our hearts even during the most discouraging April blizzard. They breed in the far north, beyond the tree line.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- Lincoln's Sparrow 2024
- My favorite spring arrivals 2024
- Record-breaking Snow and Climate Change 2023
- Avian Influenza Update 2023
- First Robin of Spring 2023
- April Is the Cruelest Month 2023
- Alaska, Part 11A: Winding Down 2022
- Alaska, Part 9: Birding Our Way to Seward 2022
- Recognizing Sparrows, Part 1: Juncos and Sparrows with Streaked Breasts 2022
- Spring Symphony 2022
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 2022
- Spring Update 2021
- April Update 2021
- Hanging Together 2020
- Centennial Celebration for a Spruce 2020
- A Finchy Fall 2020
- November Pleasures 2020
- November Musings, Part 1 2020
- Backyard Fun 2020
- By the Dawn's Early Dark 2020
- Spring Update 2020
- Bonus Thursday: Backyard Update 2020
- Spring Is Springing! 2020
- The Birds and the Bees 2020
- Transitions 2018
- Yellow-rumped Warblers 2018
- Spring Update 2018
- First Warbler Walk of the year 2017
- Spring Update 2016
- The Cruelty of an April Wind 2016
- Migration Update 2015
- Mayday! May Snow Storms 2013
- Brown Creeper 2012
- The Changing of the Guard 2012
- Big Migration Day 2012
- Whimbrel Lingering in Duluth 2011
- Spring Arrivals! 2011
- Fox Sparrow 2011
- Fox Sparrows 2010
- Beautiful Fall 2010
- Migration Update 2007 2007
- October Migration 2006
- September Sparrows 2006
- Spring Advancing 2006 2006
- A Walk in Port Wing 2004
- April is the cruelest month 2004
- Christmas Bird Count 2003 2003
- Winter's start 2003
- Changing Bird Numbers 2003
- November 2003
- Fall Migration 2003
- Ice Storm 2003
- Winter Plumage 2003
- Leaves 2002
- Sparrows 2002
- Song Sparrow 2002
- Spirit and Soul 2001
- Feather Numbers 2000
- Fox Sparrow 2000
- Fox Sparrows (Placeholder) 1997
- Spring Arrives 1996
- The Winter Feather Report 1995
- Fox Sparrows 1995
- House Finch 1995
- Winter Oriole 1992
- Sparrows 1990
- National Sparrow Awareness Week: Fox Sparrow 1989
- Christmas Bird Count 1988 Summary 1988
- Christmas Bird Count 1988 1988
- Margaret Morse Nice's Song Sparrows 1988
- Migration Update 1988
- Juncoes 1987
- October Sparrows 1987
Sound Recordings
- After the Ice Storm, in the Snow 2023
- Early spring: 14 minutes 2023
- Rusty Blackbird and Friends 2023
- American Tree Sparrow singing on migration 2022
- American Tree Sparrow: 4 songs 2022
- White-throated Sparrow: 5 minutes of singing 2022
- White-throated Sparrow: 4 songs 2022
- Blue Jay making 22 whiny "jay" calls 2022
- Dawn from my office window 2022
- Over an hour of morning song at raspberry bushes 2022
- Mid-morning, 2 hours outside office window 2022
- An Hour of Early Morning Song 2022
- Merlin: 3 calls 2022
- Common Redpolls: 45 minutes 2022
- April 17 Morning Song 2022
- Fox Sparrow 1 minute 2021
- Morning song, April 10 2021
- Fox Sparrow 2011
- Dark-eyed Junco and Fox Sparrow 2011
- Fox Sparrows and other April birds 2001