Sparrows

Too often in the shadow of warblers. Concludes with Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Sparrow."

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). Image: James Freitas

Warblers can be dazzlingly colorful; sparrows are mostly brown—but look at a Golden-crowned (Zonotrichia atricapilla) or a Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) and tell me they aren’t beautiful.

Let’s revisit Saltmarsh Sparrows (Ammospiza caudacuta), discuss Savannah (Passerculus sandwic…