Sparrow for the Turn of the Year

Fox Sparrow, 12/31/2020
Fox Sparrow, 12/31/2020

What a joy to have a visitor for the New Year’s! Our first Fox Sparrow in more than two years was called out by my eight-year-old on New Year’s Eve: this rufous traveler was the last bird to be added to the 2020 list. I woke up New Year’s morning hoping it might make a repeat appearance.

Fox Sparrow, 1/1/2021

It did!