Rondeau Ric

When we went looking for the lark bunting the other day we saw a number of savannah sparrows in a large, open grass land area. Fun how much it looked like a savannah. Actually these birds are not named for the savannah like areas the live in but for a specimen collected in Savannah, Georgia. Passerculus sandwichensis The oldest known wild Savannah Sparrow was at least 6 years, 10 months old. source - Cornell Lab or Ornithology.

LBJ is a techie term that birders use to describe" little brown job", normally a sparrow. As they fly by in a blur they can be very difficult to identify. This is a Savannah sparrow a medium sized sparrow that has a head that looks to small for its body. One identifier is the yellow patch on the face in front of the eye. Passerculus sandwichensis Raising young is hard work: a female Savannah Sparrow must gather 10 times her weight in food to feed herself and her young during the 8 days they are in the nest. The oldest known wild Savannah Sparrow was at least 6 years, 10 months old. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology