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Henslow's Sparrow
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Common Name - Henslow's Sparrow
Scientific Name - Ammodramus Henslowii
Family - Emberizidae
Order - Passeriformes
Size & Wingspan - Henslow’s sparrow is 4.3-5.1 inches long with a wingspan of 7.9 inches
Food - Primary food is insects; also eats spiders, and seeds of grasses and weeds. Young are fed only insects.
Location Found - Henslow's sparrows breed from South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario and Massachusetts south to Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina and locally in Texas. In New York, populations are very localized and found primarily in the central and western parts of the state, especially the Appalachian Plateau and Great Lakes Plain. In eastern New York, it may also be found in the Mohawk Valley.Generally, its habitat consists of fallow, weedy, often moist fields and meadows. Breeding occurs in a variety of habitats with tall, dense grass and herbaceous vegetation, including upland weedy hayfields, pastures without shrubs, wet meadows, drier areas of salt marshes, grassy fields, and sedge covered hillsides with recently planted pine seedlings. Though not associated with grazed areas, they will use lightly grazed pastures.
Migration Pattern - Most begin their northern migration to breeding grounds in early March from the wintering grounds in the mid-Atlantic and Gulf coast states around Florida and Texas and reach the northern limits of their range in New England, southern Ontario, and eastern South Dakota by mid-May. They are rarely seen during their return trip to the south during fall migration (July to late October).
Scientific Name - Ammodramus Henslowii
Family - Emberizidae
Order - Passeriformes
Size & Wingspan - Henslow’s sparrow is 4.3-5.1 inches long with a wingspan of 7.9 inches
Food - Primary food is insects; also eats spiders, and seeds of grasses and weeds. Young are fed only insects.
Location Found - Henslow's sparrows breed from South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario and Massachusetts south to Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina and locally in Texas. In New York, populations are very localized and found primarily in the central and western parts of the state, especially the Appalachian Plateau and Great Lakes Plain. In eastern New York, it may also be found in the Mohawk Valley.Generally, its habitat consists of fallow, weedy, often moist fields and meadows. Breeding occurs in a variety of habitats with tall, dense grass and herbaceous vegetation, including upland weedy hayfields, pastures without shrubs, wet meadows, drier areas of salt marshes, grassy fields, and sedge covered hillsides with recently planted pine seedlings. Though not associated with grazed areas, they will use lightly grazed pastures.
Migration Pattern - Most begin their northern migration to breeding grounds in early March from the wintering grounds in the mid-Atlantic and Gulf coast states around Florida and Texas and reach the northern limits of their range in New England, southern Ontario, and eastern South Dakota by mid-May. They are rarely seen during their return trip to the south during fall migration (July to late October).
Dickcissel
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Common Name - Dickcissel
Scientific Name - Spiza Americana
Family - Cardinalidae
Order - Passeriformes
Size & WIngspan - About 5.5–6.3 in. in length, 9.8 in. in wingspan.
Food - Eats primarily Seeds and insects.
Location Found - Open country in grain or hay fields and in weed patches.
Migratory Pattern - Breeds from eastern Montana and Great Lakes region south to Texas and Gulf Coast, locally farther east. Winters mainly in tropics.
Scientific Name - Spiza Americana
Family - Cardinalidae
Order - Passeriformes
Size & WIngspan - About 5.5–6.3 in. in length, 9.8 in. in wingspan.
Food - Eats primarily Seeds and insects.
Location Found - Open country in grain or hay fields and in weed patches.
Migratory Pattern - Breeds from eastern Montana and Great Lakes region south to Texas and Gulf Coast, locally farther east. Winters mainly in tropics.