Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

This is #16 in a video series reviewing the top 20 most common bird species found in Saint Joseph and Elkhart County of Indiana. This video features the Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).

SOURCES:

https://ebird.org/species/sonspa
Peterson, Roger Troy. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, 2009. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721058/94696727 https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees/county?zipCode=46530 https://feederwatch.org/learn/common-feeder-birds/
https://birdsoftheworld-org.proxy.birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/sonspa/cur/conservation https://birdsoftheworld-org.proxy.birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/sonspa/cur/introduction https://birdsoftheworld-org.proxy.birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/sonspa/cur/breeding

ILLUSTRATIONS: Kristina Knowski Arts LLC, www.kristinaknowski.com

MAP: From the Birds of the World, birdsoftheworld.org, published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

AUDIO CLIPS:

Wil Hershberger/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML94425) Randolph Little/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML222034) Hope Batcheller/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML138157)

PHOTO CREDIT LISTED IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

Michele Black/Great Backyard Bird Count
Vaughn Cottman/Audubon Photography Awards
PJ Kaszas / Audubon Photography Awards
Elizabeth Feucht / Great Backyard Bird Count
Pat Ulrich/Audubon Photography Awards
Tom Murray/Great Backyard Bird Count
Douglas Faulder | Macaulay Library, Alberta, May 07, 2017
Melody Lytle/Audubon Photography Awards
Luke Franke/Audubon
Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies
Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies