Sparrows of North Dakota Sparrows of North Dakota Unstreaked Sparrows 4. Top of head is dark with a pale stripe running down the center. Yellow spot is present in most birds between the eye and the beak. White eye ring.
Upper breast is light brown and whitish-gray below.
One of the most common grassland sparrows. Found in prairies, pastures and hay fields throughout North Dakota. Song is two high notes followed by grasshopper-like buzz. Eats most insects, especially grasshoppers, but also earthworms, spiders, snails and seeds from grasses and weeds. Nests on the ground at the base of a clump of grass, clover or other vegetation.