Appearance | Small bird about 7″ long. Mostly brown with a gray throat & chest, black & white striped crown, and a small thin pink bill. The female is the same. |
Diet | Insects, seeds, berries. |
Feeder Food | Black-oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower, cracked corn, millet, and milo. |
Habitat | Open areas with shrubby thickets, open meadows, and forest edges. |
Nesting | They have 2 broods/year, 3-7 eggs/brood that are green/blue/white with dark brown markings. Incubation lasts 11-14 days. |
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