Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Small, introduced sparrow, black-streaked red-brown upperparts, buff underparts, single white wing-bar. Head has chestnut-brown crown, small black mask, chin, ear patches. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with periods of wings pulled to sides.
● Song:
"chip, chip", "teck, teck"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Eats seeds and insects; forages on the ground and in trees.
● Breeding & nesting:
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: Four to six brown-spotted, white to light gray eggs are laid in a nest made of straw, grass, feathers, weeds, and bits of debris, located in a cavity of a tree hollow, under a building eave, in a bird box, or in a rock crevice. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.
● Similar species:
Eurasian Tree Sparrow: House Sparrow has gray crown, gray cheek patch, and black bib extending onto breast.