Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia (Wilson, 1810))
Scientific name: Melospiza melodia (Wilson, 1810)
Common name: Song Sparrow
French name: Bruant chanteur
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Size: Body size: 15 to 17 cm; Weight: 12 to 53 g; Wingspan: 18 to 24 cm.
Habitat: Open areas with bushes, shrubs, hedges, groves, etc.
Food: Seeds and sometimes insects and berries collected on the ground.
Nesting: The nest is usually located on the ground or at very low height in a bush or a tree. There are 2 to 3 clutches per year of 3 to 5 eggs between February and August.
Migration: Partially migratory. The northernmost populations move southwards in winter.
Geographic area: North America. There are 36 subspecies.
The Song Sparrow has a brown plumage with darker streaks except the belly which is light coloured with dark streaks and a brown patch on the breast.
The top of the head is dark brown divided by a thin pale line. There is a broad greyish or whitish supercilium.
The tail is rather long.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - Charette, Mauricie, Québec, Canada - August 26th 2017
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
This bird was very discreet and I could not take a close-up shot.
However, I think that the criteria required to identify the Song Sparrow are visible, especially the large brown patch on the chest.

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