Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

"Sparrow" appears in 11 Poems

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

No data available

C20

No data available

C21

Locally common breeding summer resident

May - September

Habitat

Tidal salt marshes rife with cordgrass, saltgrass, and needlerushes.

Nest Materials

marsh grasses, reeds, saltmeadow cordgrass

21st Century Conservation Notes

Undoubtedly has declined in many regions with loss of coastal marsh habitat.*