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Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)
Above: A close-up of a Seaside Sparrow in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/29/2007).
Below two: Photographed in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/5/2005).
Listen to audio (Dorchester Co., Maryland, 7/5/2009) - With loud Marsh Wren
Below: A singing Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011).
Below: Photographed in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/2007).
Below: A Seaside Sparrow hides behind thick grasses at Sandy Point SP, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2008). Fortunately it was completely unfamiliar with shallow depth-of-field photography.
Below: A juvenile Seaside Sparrow at Ellis Bay WMA, Maryland (7/27/2008). Note the streaky breast pattern.
Below: A funky-looking Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/20/2008).
Above and below: At first I thought it was a juvenile, but it was singing boldy and persistently from exposed perches like this one. I then thought it might be in heavy molt, but now I'm thinking its feathers look odd after a recent bath to cool off (Somerset Co., Maryland, 7/20/2008).
