Bay-winged Bunting; Vesper Sparrow; Grass Finch (Pooecetes gramineus) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Very common summer resident

April - November

C20

Common summer resident. Arrives March, departs October–November. —Bagg & Eliot

March - November

C21

Uncommon and declining summer resident and a scarce migrant between early April and late November. —Mass Audubon

March - November

Habitat

meadows, fields, prairies, roadsides

Nest Materials

coarse and fine grasses, weeds, rootlets, animal hair

19th-20th Century Field Notes

BAY - WINGED BUNTING . GRASS FINCH . Above , ashy - brown ; beneath , white ; streaked above and below with dusky - brown ; bend of wing , bright bay . Length , about 6 inches . Abundant summer resident . Earliest arrival , April 2nd ; departs in November . Raises 3 broods . Eggs 4 - 5 , grayish - white , spotted and streaked with brown . Nest of fine grass on the ground . Eggs laid from April to July . Feeds on seeds . Not injurious . A weak singer .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*