Sagebrush Birds - Point Reyes Bird Observatory

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Species Sparrows
Profiles
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Identification: 5.5 ″ – Brown or grayish-brown
overall. Back dark and streaked. Underparts whiter,
with crisp, heavy streaking. Pale “eyebrow” and fairly
dark eye-line and “mustache” stripe. Often has a
yellow tinge between eye and top of bill.
Feeding: Collects insects and seeds on the ground.
Habitat: Grasslands and open areas. Common in
pastures and wet meadows. Nests on the ground.
Conservation: Declining. Manage for healthy
stands of native bunchgrasses
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