{"id":163267,"date":"2025-11-10T06:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=163267"},"modified":"2025-12-26T09:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:52:40","slug":"song-sparrow-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/11\/10\/song-sparrow-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Sparrow At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Song Sparrow at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/640, ISO 800, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week I was very happy to have a beautiful adult Song Sparrow in my viewfinder while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Why? Because I only see Song Sparrows here during their nonbreeding season, not year round like I did when I lived in Utah.<\/p>\n

This Song Sparrow was silent. I sure wish it had sung, even just a little bit. I simply adore their songs<\/span><\/a> and calls<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, I noticed that the streaks on the breast and sides of this Song Sparrow seemed thicker than I was used to seeing in Utah. I’m aware though the plumage of this species is extremely variable across their range.<\/p>\n

I hope to find, hear, and photograph more Song Sparrows during the next few months before they head back to their breeding grounds.<\/p>\n

Having this individual Song Sparrow in my viewfinder last week was a really wonderful treat.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Song Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week I was very happy to have a beautiful adult Song Sparrow in my viewfinder while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":163264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,13973,13974,204],"tags":[4004,970,14190,13984,4620,4202,4104,4023,855,4195],"class_list":["post-163267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","category-song-sparrows","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forest","tag-bottomlands","tag-fall","tag-melospiza-melodia","tag-perched","tag-song-sparrow","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/song-sparrow-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-0377.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-Gtl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142772,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/04\/11\/savannah-sparrow-in-a-breeze\/","url_meta":{"origin":163267,"position":0},"title":"Savannah Sparrow In A Breeze","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"April 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been seeing and hearing Savannah Sparrows for weeks now. 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