Lincoln's Finch; Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Rare, but probably regular, migrant in May and September and October

May

September - October

C20

Transient (casually summering?), uncommon in spring, common (at least locally) in autumn

April - September

C21

Shy migrant, uncommon from mid- to late May but fairly common from mid-September to mid-October

November

Habitat

bogs, woodland thickets of willow and alder, brushy pastures

Nest Materials

willow bark, dried sedges and grasses, soft plant matter

19th-20th Century Field Notes

LINCOLN ' S FINCH . Above , black , brown and gray ; beneath , white ; sides , band across breast and crissum , buff , streaked . Length , 6 inches . One instance . Amherst , May 10 , 1886 . H . L . Clark . Male .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*