There was a small flock of these sparrows in the garden, found around the old field, ash woods, and here, in the Backyard Garden (BYG). Lots of birds today, and in addition to these guys, there were many song sparrows, a few chipping sparrows, about 4 or 5 fox sparrows (some singing their beautiful, almost finch-like song), two ravens, an eastern phoebe, the kestrel in his usual spot, several northern flickers, a few ruby-crowned kinglets, red-winged blackbirds, robins, chickadees, cardinals, american goldfinches, crows, common redpolls, white-breasted nuthatches, downy and hairy woodpeckers, and a yellow-bellied sapsucker.