Harris's Sparrow Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: There are a lot of sparrow species that are here for the summer and/or migrate through in the spring and the fall, many of which have some similar characteristics. And then there's the Harris's Sparrow. It's big and chunk, with a plumage pattern unlike any other sparrow that is found in South Dakota. Unmistakable and downright beautiful birds!. My favorite is the following, taken on October 8th, 2008 near Corson, South Dakota

Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula


Harris's Sparrow 1	Harris's Sparrow 2	Harris's Sparrow 3	Harris's Sparrow 4
October 15th, 2006	May 13th, 2006	February 16th, 2007	December 30th, 2007
Lake County, South Dakota	Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Perry Nature Area near Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Profile of autumn sparrow on dead flower stem	Bird banding, with Harris's Sparrow in hand	Sparrow foraging on the ground in the winter's snow	Sparrow perched on spruce tree amidst the snow

Harris's Sparrow 5	Harris's Sparrow 6	Harris's Sparrow 7	Harris's Sparrow 8
October 15th, 2006	October 10th, 2005	November 12th, 2007	December 7th, 2007
Lake County, South Dakota	Lincoln County, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Sparrow feeding on flower seeds in the fall	Profile of sparrow on a branch on a sunny day	Sparrow foraging through the leaf litter in autumn	Winter bird perched on spruce tree

Harris's Sparrow 9	Harris's Sparrow 10	Harris's Sparrow 11	Harris's Sparrow 12
October 8th, 2008	November 17th, 2007	October 8th, 2008	November 17th, 2007
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Front view of Harris's Sparrow sunning itself at dawn	Sparrow perched on dead log in autumn setting	Inquisitive sparrow responding to birder "pishing"	Sparrow perched on dead log in autumn setting

Harris's Sparrow 13	Harris's Sparrow 14	Harris's Sparrow 15	Harris's Sparrow 16
October 8th, 2008	October 8th, 2008	October 8th, 2008	November 17th, 2007
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Autumn sparrow posing on some still green leaves	Profile of a sparrow perched in a small bush	Front view of sparrow perched in a small bush	Sparrow on fallen log with autumn leaves in the background

Harris's Sparrow 17	Harris's Sparrow 18	Harris's Sparrow 19	Harris's Sparrow 20
May 27th, 2011	November 10th, 2012	November 10th, 2012	November 10th, 2012
Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota
Bird foraging in the grass on a spring morning	Bird posing in warm morning light amidst ground plants	Bird posing in warm morning light amidst ground plants	Profile of a bird foraging on the ground amidst landscaping

Harris's Sparrow 21	Harris's Sparrow 22	Harris's Sparrow 23	Harris's Sparrow 24
November 10th, 2012	October 13th, 2013	October 13th, 2013	October 2015
Brandon, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Sparrow foraging on the ground in the litter	Sparrow calling from brushy thicket	Sparrow hanging out in a brushy thicket at sunrise	Profile of a young bird perched on a weed stem

Harris's Sparrow 25	Harris's Sparrow 26	Harris's Sparrow 27	Harris's Sparrow 28
May 14th, 2016	October 21st, 2016	October 14th, 2019	October 21st, 2016
Brandon, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Good Earth State Park, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Sparrow perched on Sioux quartzite in the shade	Young bird perched on a weed stem	Profile of a sparrow in a grassy habitat	Head on view of a bird perched on barbed wire in weedy area

Harris's Sparrow 29	Harris's Sparrow 30	Harris's Sparrow 31	Harris's Sparrow 32
October 12th, 2020	October 12th, 2020	October 12th, 2020	October 12th, 2020
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Vertical of sparrow in fall foliage	Singing Harris's Sparrow in fall foliage	Front view of bird in brushy habitat	Profile of sparrow sunning itself in warm morning sun

Harris's Sparrow 33
October 12th, 2020
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Head-on view of autumn sparrow in the sun