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Song Sparrow

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Fox Sparrow

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Both are reddish-brown sparrows found in Virginia during winter and migration, but Song Sparrows are slimmer with fine streaking and a central chest spot, while Fox Sparrows are larger and bulkier with coarser, rufous-tinged plumage.