Over here in Mt. Vernon (Alexandria 22308) this winter has been a
relatively good one for Fox Sparrow sightings. No flocks, but I've
been happy to find 1 or 2 scratching under our feeders with
regularity from 8 Jan. 2007 thru today, when there were actually 3 of
them. In 2006, they were noticed under our feeders just twice in Feb.
On Mar 19, 2007, at 9:12 AM, Margaret Wester wrote:
Friday afternoon, 3-16-07, we came home from work early due to the
snow and replenished all feeders and ground feed and within moments
we had a dozen fox sparrows! They were all over scratching in their
manner making holes in the snow finding the seeds, millet and
cracked corn. I was in total amazement because I have also been
lucky in the past to view one or two in my yard. I had never seen a
flock. They returned again on Saturday and then on Sunday,3-18-07,
late afternoon when we returned home, there was close to 40 fox
sparrows feeding on the ground!!! I have never seen anything like
it in my life!
Margaret Wester
