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song sparrow

n.
A widespread North American sparrow (Melospiza melodia) having streaked brownish plumage and noted for its melodious song.
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song sparrow

n
(Animals) a common North American finch, Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song
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song′ spar`row


n.
a common North American sparrow, Melospiza melodia, that nests in brush and high grass.
[1800–10, Amer.]
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Noun1.song sparrow - small songbird common in North Americasong sparrow - small songbird common in North America
New World sparrow - sparrow-like North American finches
genus Melospiza, Melospiza - American song sparrow and swamp sparrow
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On the 13th of March, after I had heard the bluebird, song sparrow, and red-wing, the ice was still nearly a foot thick.
The faint silvery warblings heard over the partially bare and moist fields from the bluebird, the song sparrow, and the red-wing, as if the last flakes of winter tinkled as they fell!
I hear a song sparrow singing from the bushes on the shore -- olit, olit, olit -- chip, chip, chip, che char -- che wiss, wiss, wiss.
Is it any wonder people miss the calls of the newly arriving song sparrows?
The effect of cover and food on space use by wintering song sparrows and field sparrows.
The two friends continued sharing their wonderful idea with other animals, including Cow, Horse, Rabbit, Magpie, the Song Sparrows, and even Cat and Dog.
On the basis of phenotypic variation, the spatial arrangement of subspecies, and the presence of two highly differentiated subspecies that behave as biological species where their ranges meet, song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in the western United States appear to be a ring species (Fig.
Worcester's 2012 count totaled an impressive 89 species, which were dominated by 1,741 Canada geese, 1,533 ring-billed gulls, 1,373 black capped chickadees, 1,162 crows, 1,108 juncos, 996 robins, 881 starlings, 829 mallards, 795 house sparrows, 437 common mergansers, 401 goldfinches, 345 rock pigeons, 324 white-breasted nuthatches, 292 titmice, 274 hooded mergansers, 245 mourning doves, 236 blue jays, 196 cardinals, 196 house finches, 190 downy woodpeckers, 174 bluebirds, 138 greater scaup, 138 song sparrows, 135 redpolls, 118 common goldeneyes, 114 red-breasted nuthatches, and 100 black ducks.
American goldfinches, common yellowthroats, song sparrows, and field sparrows were found in much higher abundance or almost exclusively in the NWSG areas.
Washington, February 13 ( ANI ): Territorial song sparrows have a hierarchical warning scheme in place when they need to ward off trespassing rivals, according to a new study.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Territorial song sparrows use increasingly threatening signals to ward off trespassing rivals.