A bird perched on a bare branch, showcasing its elegant features in a natural setting.
Savannah Sparrow
#savannahsparrow #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos #huntingtonbeach #bolsachica
Alan's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Speckled
#CapeMayWarbler (side & Chest little speckled)
#YellowThroatedWarbler (little side speckling)
#SavannahSparrow
#MeadowPipit
A small brown and white bird with a yellow eyebrow is sitting on a rock. This is a Savannah Sparrow – a grassland bird that breeds in open country across Canada and the northern United States, and southward to Mexico and the mountains of Georgia. It is one of the most variable songbirds in North America, with roughly 17 recognized subspecies that differ in size, plumage, bill structure, and habitat use. Savannah Sparrows favor wide, open landscapes—such as pastures, hayfields, and old fields—where low vegetation provides ideal nesting cover. My favorite place for studying these birds is the hay meadow at Heaven Hill, near Lake Placid in upstate New York. They migrate from their wintering grounds south of us and usually arrive in our area in mid-April.
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #sparrow. Here’s one of my favorite sparrows: the #SavannahSparrow. Lake Placid, New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-b...
#birds #eastcoastkin #Adirondacks #AdirondackMountains #AdirondackBirds #sparrows #grasslandbirds
#UihleinFoundation #HeavenHillTrails
And, my last clip from my trip around Ontario in May 2025 - A Savannah Sparrow at Lynde Shores Conservation Area.
#nature #wildlife #naturevideos #birds #ontario #savannahsparrow #lyndeshores
A small streaky brown bird sits on a thin twig among green reeds. The bird turns its head in profile and eyeballs the camera. There is a slight yellow cast to its “eyebrow.”
Happy #SparrowSunday! Here is a delightful #SavannahSparrow. #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin
A small, streaky, brown bird fills the frame. Its face is turned slightly toward the camera displaying its pinkish beak and clear eye.
It’s #SparrowSunday! Here is a sweet #SavannahSparrow from yesterday’s adventure. #birds #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
📍 Shawangunk Grasslands NWF
🗓️ January 19, 2026
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm
#sparrows #savannahsparrow #birdphotography #shawangunk @mybirdcards.com @billpaquin.bsky.social @aba.org @abcbirds.bsky.social @nycbirdalliance.org @audubon.org @nature.org
A little bird with it's white breast feathers fluffed out, is perched facing the camera against a background of blurred yellow flowers. The bird has brown feathers streaked over top of the white at the base of it's neck. Yellow feathers over the eyes give it the appearance of having yellow eyebrows.
#Birds #SavannahSparrow
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has chosen #Contrast for the #BirdOfTheDay theme, the Alternative is #FaceOff (facing the camera). Early July, this Savannah Sparrow stopped mid song to stare at me.
savannah sparrow, if not for the flash of yellow I wouldn't have seen it!
#birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography #canon #wildlifephotography #feathers #portrait #birdoftheday #ornithology #birdwatching #sparrow #savannahsparrow
A bird with a yellow 'eyebrow' and chocolate brown streaks on the upper breast, perches on a dried seed head with it's pink feet. The bird has a forked tail, is looking to the right, and the background is blurred sunny yellow blossoms.
#Birds #SavannahSparrow #SparrowSunday A Savannah Sparrow on a sunny day for Sparrow Sunday.
A Savannah Sparrow perched on a weathered beaten fencer post, with a hayfield behind it blurred out to a soft yellowish-green colour. It has some sort of food in its mouth, collected to take back to the nest to feed its babies. Savannah sparrows are a very pretty sparrow, with brown streaking on their white underparts, and a yellow eyeline.
I found this photo of a Savannah Sparrow in my archives and thought it a good one to post on this cold, blustery day! Looking forward to their return in the spring. #birds #birding #sparrow #BirdOfTheDay #savannahsparrow
Streaky brown sparrow with a bit of yellow at the front of his eyebrow stripe, perched on a large rock in a field of grasses, looking right and alert on a sunny day.
Back in July of 2014, I met this jaunty #SavannahSparrow in #Wolfville, #NovaScotia, #Canada.
Now you've met him, too.
#ornithology #birding #WilsonOrnithologicalSociety #AssociationOfFieldOrnithologists #ArcadiaUniversity
A brown and white bird standing on a rugged cement post, showcasing their natural habitat and serene environment.
Savannah Sparrow
#savannahsparrow #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #griffithpark #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos #LAwildlife #losangeles
Where's Waldo? A cleverly camouflaged Savannah Sparrow takes advantage of its hiding place by sticking out its tongue at the photographer.
#savannahsparrow #bird #birdphotography #tivertonri #birdsofrhodeisland
A Savannah Sparrow perched on a leafy Blackberry branch, cast in a warm light.
Savannah Sparrow.
#birds #birding #savannahsparrow #passerculussandwichensis
A small, streaky bird is perched on some goldenrod in a meadow. It is brown and gray above, with a light belly and a pale yellow eyebrow.
I still see quite a few Savannah Sparrows on the meadows at Heaven Hill and Uihlein Farm. Savannah Sparrow, Uihlein Farm, Essex County, NY (30 July 2025). www.uihleinfoundation.org/uihlein-farm
#savannahsparrow #grasslandbirds #sparrows #UihleinFarm #UihleinFoundation
A Savannah Sparrow, a yellow-lored and short-tailed bird, looks back over its shoulder, the subject of a fun trivia question about its name. Photo by Wendy Dembowski.
Did you think this was a Savanna Sparrow, named after the habitat it loves? Good guess, but these yellow-lored, short-tailed birds were named for the city of Savannah, Georgia, where they were first described. Fun bird trivia for your Wednesday!
#birds #SavannahSparrow #wildlife #photography
A Savannah Sparrow stands on a sandy beach near a pile of seaweed, with its beak open in mid-song. The bird has brown-streaked feathers, pale underparts, and a noticeable yellow patch above its eye.
Savannah Sparrow forging for supper. He was very unbothered by me and my dog. I think these little guys are pretty cute with their yellow eyeshadow.
#SavannahSparrow #BirdingNS #CoastalBirding #LawrencetownBeach #NovaScotiaBirds
#WildlifePhotography #Songbirds #MaritimeBirds #Birds #NatureLovers
A small bird with mottled white, tan, land dark brown feathers perched on a bare twig, holding an insect in its beak
A Savannah sparrow with a bug in its beak #savannahsparrow #sparrow #birds
“Native Song”
Genre(s): Bird Photography, Wildlife Photography
#BirdWatching
#nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birds #naturelover #savannahsparrow #grasslandbirds #conservationphotography
Figure 1 in Spina et al. (2025): "Study site and species: Savannah sparrows of Kent Island, New Brunswick. a) Map of the Three Islands (Kent, Hay, and Sheep Island). The map shows the location of the Three Islands in the Bay of Fundy, and the long-term Savannah sparrow study area (North Field and South Field, in orange). The lighter green areas of the Three Islands represent grassland breeding habitat for Savannah sparrows and the darker green area represents the area on Kent Island covered by spruce forests. Map by S.D.M. b) View of Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy from the south end. Photo by H.A.S. c) Photo of an adult Savannah sparrow. Photo by H.A.S."
New publication: Multigenerational fitness outcomes of #doublebrooding: a 30-year study of a migratory #songbird, by @jbburant.bsky.social and others. #savannahsparrow
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
#SavannahSparrow - the ascrobat. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdsofEdmonton #birdsofAlberta #birdsofCanada #yegbirds #nikoncreator #NikonZ9 #photographersofBlueSky
A small, streaky bird is sitting on a fence post in a meadow. It is grown and gray above, with a light belly and a pale yellow eyebrow.
The Savannah Sparrow doesn’t inhabit savannahs. It’s a grassland bird that breeds in hay meadows. It was named for Savannah, Georgia, where one of the first specimens was collected. Heaven Hill, Essex County, NY (16 June 2025). wildadirondacks.org/heaven-hill-...
#SavannahSparrow #Adirondacks
Some #SavannahSparrow #photos from my hike around #PowellButte the other day!
#pnw #nature #wildlife #birds #canon #canonr5 #birdphotogrpahy
Prairie Warbler on a lichen-covered branch perch in southern New Hampshire
Blue-winged Warbler on a budding branch in Pepperell, Massachusetts
Common Yellowthroat (adult male) on a leafy perch in Pepperell, Massachusetts
Savannah Sparrow on a budding branch in Pepperell, Massachusetts
Spring Migration is about wrapped up here in Massachusetts. Here's a shout out to the tiny little jewels that make birding so fun around here this time of year. (1/3) #birding 😎🪶
Some regional visitors at local hotspots:
#PrairieWarbler
#BlueWingedWarbler
#CommonYellowthroat
#SavannahSparrow
🪶 #SparrowOfTheDay
First #Sparrow of the spring.
This #SavannahSparrow in #Bayfield, #NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #WildLife
#WildLifePhotography #Canon #NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
New publication: Population density and timing of breeding mediate effects of early life conditions on recruitment, by @jbburant.bsky.social and others. #environmentalchange #savannahsparrow #populationdesity
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
