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Savannah Sparrow -
(Passerculus sandwichensis) 

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Identification

  • Small songbird
  • Greyish brown above, light below with streaks
  • Short, slightly forked tail
  • Yellowish stripe over eye
  • White crown stripe
  • Sometimes has small dark central spot
  • 5.25-6" (10-15cm)

Habitat

  • Open grassland and old fields

Additional Information

  • Common migrant and summer resident
  • Song a buzzy trill preceded by two
         or three "ticks"
  • Will often run rather than fly
  • Individuals are likely to return to areas
         where they hatched
  • KVR breeding bird

Comparable Species

  • Song Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow perched atop a shrub

Savannah Sparrow foraging on the ground 

 

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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