Melospiza melodia atlantica

A subspecies of Song Sparrow.

Song Sparrow. None of these pictures, as far as I know, are of the Song Sparrow subspecies I write about. Song Sparrows just tend to pose nicely.

The second I wrote down a piece of information in my notes during a lecture about birds—systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature—I knew: I want to write about that.

Subspecies of Song Sparrows. Had similar moments i…