Eastern Fox Sparrow at Seattle
Journal
Condor
Volume
22
Issue
6 (November-December)
Year
1920
Pages
205
Section
From Field and Study
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Eastern Fox Sparrow at Seattle
On February 15, 1920, at Renton, a small town a few miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, a typical Eastern Fox Sparrow (Passerelln iliaca iliaca) was secured as it fed in a thicket bordering an open field with a misccllaneous gathering of Rusty Song Sparrows and Oregon Towhees. Even before it was shot its dissimilarity to the several subspecies of Fox Sparrows that occur here was easily noticeable, and once in the hand there was no question as to its identity. This is as far as I know, the first record for this species for the state of Washington. The specimen itself is now in the collection of Mr. D. E. Brown, of Seattle.
Thos. D. Burleigh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1920
