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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01D063D5.799CAFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Derek=E2=80=99s recent post from our neighborhood has prompted us to = look more closely at our little (c. 6 this winter) flock of song = sparrows, to see if there might be a fox sparrow among them. We went to = the Cornell website, where we looked at the comparison: = http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id. Now, we are = mystified by their statement that =E2=80=9CSong Sparrows do not = habitually scratch in the leaf litter to find food, as Fox Sparrows = do.=E2=80=9D The song sparrows in our yard are ground-feeding birds. = They are always hunting in among the leaves and weeds at the edge of our = garden. Even with all the snow cover, they prefer to peck at the seed = that=E2=80=99s fallen rather than go to the feeder perches.=20 Can someone please explain? Cheers. Jane and Dave ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01D063D5.799CAFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>Derek=E2=80=99s recent post from our neighborhood has prompted us = to look more=20 closely at our little (c. 6 this winter) flock of song sparrows, to see = if there=20 might be a fox sparrow among them. We went to the Cornell website, = where=20 we looked at the comparison: <A=20 title=3Dhttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id=20 href=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id">http://www.all= aboutbirds.org/guide/Fox_Sparrow/id</A>. =20 Now, we are mystified by their statement that =E2=80=9C<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 color=3D#333333><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: = en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'>Song=20 Sparrows do not habitually scratch in the leaf litter to find food, as = Fox=20 Sparrows do.=E2=80=9D The song sparrows in our yard are = ground-feeding=20 birds. They are always hunting in among the leaves and weeds at = the edge=20 of our garden. Even with all the snow cover, they prefer to peck = at the=20 seed that=E2=80=99s fallen rather than go to the feeder perches.<SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 color=3D#333333><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: = en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space>Can someone please=20 explain?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 color=3D#333333><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: = en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space>Cheers.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDOWS: 1; = DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT=20 color=3D#333333><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; WORD-SPACING: normal; = BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; = BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: = 0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: = en-us; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><SPAN=20 class=3Dapple-converted-space>Jane and=20 Dave</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01D063D5.799CAFC0--
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