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Henslow's Sparrow  -
(Ammodramus henslowii)
 

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Identification

  • Small drab sparrow
  • Brown, streaked upper parts
  • Large, olive-colored, striped, flat head
  • Short tail
  • Fine streaks on breast
  • 5" (13 cm.)

Habitat

  • Old fields, open grasslands

Additional Information

  • Uncommon migrant and summer resident
  • Wisconsin threatened species
  • Population in decline
  • Secretive bird, hard to see, usually only
         heard quiet, two-noted song -- "se-lick'"
  • Low and jerky twist of tail during flight
  • Often will run rather than fly
  • Occasionally found on the Reserve in summer

Comparable Species

  • Grasshopper Sparrow

A singing Henslow's Sparrow

The henslow sparrow close up

 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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