The Song Sparrow sings a loud, clanking song of 2–6 phrases that typically starts with abrupt, well-spaced notes and finishes with a buzz or trill. Only the female Song Sparrow (SOSP) sits on the nest. A Song Sparrow pair decided to nest in our daylily...here is their story Live! The female Song Sparrow lays 3-5 blue green speckled eggs and sits on the eggs for approximately two weeks. The song usually lasts 2-4 seconds.

It’s almost like being outside except it’s warm! At times it is rather skulking in behavior, hiding in the thickets, seen only when it flies from bush to bush with a typical pumping motion of its tail. In between, the singer may add other trills with different tempo and quality. One of the best things in the winter is working in the greenhouse beginning in February. The nest, built by the female Song Sparrow, is often built in old fields and brush areas. Usually, however, sheer numbers make it conspicuous. THEY WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO DELIVER TO ALL AREAS AS CONDITIONS PERMIT 1-608-883-2356; CUSTOMER SERVICE; … History: 5 eggs found on May 24. The cup-shaped nest of the Song Sparrow is composed of leaves, grass and similar materials and is lined with soft grass and hair. Song Sparrow Farm and Nursery: rare and heirloom peonies, daylilies, clematis, hosta, shrubs, and perennials.
For the first 4 days after hatching, the female closely broods the young. First 2 eggs hatched May 31.

Starting in February, Song Sparrows begin to mate and nest, the male singing all day long. In the cold depths of winter, hearing that sound is like light at the end of the tunnel. Females may start but then abandon 1 or 2 (rarely 3) nests before completing the nest that eventually receives eggs. **UPS ALERT-UPS IS CAREFULLY MONITORING THE ONGOING PROTEST THROUGHOUT THE U.S. SAFETY IS THEIR #1 CONCERN. Very widespread in North America, this melodious sparrow is among the most familiar birds in some areas, such as the Northeast and Midwest. Nesting Habits of the Song Sparrow. The female builds the nest, working mainly during the morning.