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Thirteen species of the Passerellidae (sparrows) have been reported to occur on campus:

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Fintry Provincial Park, BC (15 Jul 2014)
(On-campus photo not available)

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: White Lake, near Okanagan Falls, BC (12 May 2018)
(On-campus photo not available)

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Kelowna, BC (10 Feb 2013)
(On-campus photo not available)

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Photo: Blythe Nilson
Location: Woodlands northwest of the campus residences, UBC Okanagan (1 May 2019)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC (10 Nov 2013)
(On-campus photo not available)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Koffler Scientific Reserve, King City, Ontario (5 Oct 2018)
(On-campus photo not available)

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Redwing Pond (behind the EME building), UBC Okanagan (26 June 2019)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Photo: Blythe Nilson
Location: Fence-line on the east side of Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (25 May 2018)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, Kelowna, BC (26 Nov 2012)

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Caramillo Road, Kelowna, BC (27 Dec 2013)
(On-campus photo not available)