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Short- to long-distance migrant. All populations migrate, but migration distances are very variable. Fox Sparrows that nest in Alaska migrate at night to the southeastern United States (as far as Florida), regularly crossing large expanses of open water. Individuals that nest in the Sierra Nevada of California migrate short distances from high-altitude summer territories to lower elevations for winter.

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