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Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Above and below: Savannah Sparrows warming up in the dawn light at Point Lookout SP, St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/7/2007).
Below: A nesting Savannah Sparrow sings from a fence post in eastern Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2008).
Below four: Savannah Sparrows in Harford Co., Maryland (10/20/2008).
Below: A Savannah Sparrow poses for his winter 2007-2008 class photo, Broadkill Beach, Delaware (3/2/2008).
Ipswich Sparrow
Below two: An Ipswich Savannah Sparrow on Assateague Island, Maryland (11/9/2008). This distinctive subspecies nests only on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and winters along the Atlantic Coast. The plumage of this population is perfectly suited for life on the dunes.
Belding's Sparrow
Below: A Belding's Savannah Sparrow near the Tijuana River, California (10/7/2011).
Below: A Belding's Savannah Sparrow at Bolsa Chica, California (10/6/2011).
More Eastern Savannah Sparrows
Below: A Savannah Sparrow in P.G. Co., Maryland (11/1/2008).
Below: A migrant Savannah Sparrow in Howard Co., Maryland (4/15/2006).
Below: This eastern Savannah Sparrow was foraging normally at Bayside, but as I photographed it, I noted it had lost its right eye. Nature is harsh.
Below: A Savannah Sparrow at the Stuttgart Aiport in eastern Arkansas (3/26/2006).
Below: A Savannah Sparrow yawning as it tries to warm in the morning sun (Dorchester Co., Maryland, 2/10/2008).
Below: A migrant Savannah Sparrow perches in a treetop on Assateague Island, Maryland (10/2/2009).
Below: A Savannah Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (10/25/2009).
