Illinois
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
(L 5.5" WS 6.75" Wt 0.7 oz)
Fast runners...when spotted
they drop into the grass and
run for cover.
they drop into the grass and
run for cover.
Hidden Lake
17Apr2009
I once had a sparrow alight upon my
shoulder for a moment, while I was
hoeing in a village garden, and I felt
that I was more distinguished by that
circumstance that I should have been
by any epaulet I could have worn.
shoulder for a moment, while I was
hoeing in a village garden, and I felt
that I was more distinguished by that
circumstance that I should have been
by any epaulet I could have worn.
(Henry David Thoreau)
Miller Meadow
Maywood
07Jul2011
© BirdNote,
Bryan Pfeiffer
Passerculus in Latin means little
sparrow; sandwichensis is after the
Sandwich Islands, former name of
the Hawaiian Islands after John
Mongague, the Earl of Swandwich.
sparrow; sandwichensis is after the
Sandwich Islands, former name of
the Hawaiian Islands after John
Mongague, the Earl of Swandwich.
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Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
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