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Vesper Sparrow -
(Pooecetes gramineus)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird
- Greyish brown streaked back
- Light below, streaked chest and sides
- Small reddish patch on shoulder
- White around eye
- White outer tail feathers
- 6.25" (16 cm.)
Habitat
- Dry, open areas with relatively short, sparse vegeation - pastures, burned grasslands, cropland, old fields
Additional Information
- Fairly common summer resident in
some regions
- Wisconsin species of special concern
- Population in decline
- Early migrant; arrives early April
- Typically sings in the evening
- KVR breeding bird, more likely to occur
in heavily grazed pastures on
neighboring farms, or in bare fields
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