In back pastures and uncultivated rocky fields, the FIELD SPARROWS "jingle their small change—June silver." The song is given with increasing tempo and is more melodious than the even clinks of the Chipping Sparrow. They are of a retiring disposition, often eluding observation by slipping thru grass with mouse furtiveness. The Summer menu is almost half insects and they are a valuable economic asset.
Eastern North America west to edge of Great Plains. North to lower British provinces; south in Winter to Gulf Coast.
Great Plains from Montana and North Dakota; south in Winter to Louisiana and Texas.
A 30–50-foot tree, distributed from western Missouri to Kansas.