Posted by Grange Co-op on 2nd Jan 2015
Male: Black hood and reddish-brown back, whitish belly, pale bill, dark eyes, tail dark with conspicuous white outer feathers.
Female: Same as male with a gray or tan hood rather than blackNesting:
Cuplike nest of grasses, moss, pine needles, placed in depression in ground near tall vegetation. Male and female both build. Two broods a year. 3-6 eggs, gray or pale bluish with dark blotches.Feeding:
Feeds mostly on ground, eating weed and… Read more