© 1999 Walter Bauer, Sugar Land, Texas
Field
Marks: Near size of a House Sparrow. Male: Suggestive of a tiny
meadowlark, with yellow breast and black bib. In the fall the black bib is
obscured or lacking. Female: Very much like female house sparrow; paler, with
much whiter stripe over eye, touch of yellow on breast, bluish bill. Chestnut
band of wing is also an aid. Often travels in large flocks.
Voice: Voice is Dick-ciss-ciss-ciss or
chup-chup-klip-klip-klip. Also a short electric buzzer or "raspberry"
call; often heard at night during migration.
Where found: W. Montana, s. Ontario to
Louisiana, Texas.
Texas: Migrates and summers (Apr-Oct)
through e. two-thirds of state; west to Panhandle, Edwards Plateau. This
particular bird was at our feeder in Sugar Land, Texas.
Habitat: Fields, meadows, prairies.
Nest: A bulky cup on or near the ground.