Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrows scratch noisily through leaf litter under dense shrubs and thickets, kicking with both feet at once, which is often the first clue to their presence before you see the bird itself. They breed in brushy habitat across boreal Canada and mountainous parts of the western United States, then winter in thickets and hedgerows further south. Cold months are the easiest time to see them at feeders or brush piles, especially in the eastern and southern parts of their winter range.