If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

In the fall of 2002, we took a trip up to the Eastern Sierras to see the fall colors. On the way back, we stopped at a wildlife viewing area between Independence and Big Pine off of Hwy. 395 in hopes of seeing some Tule elk. But then I got distracted by this cute little Savannah sparrow perched on a nearby barbed wire fence. 
10/23/02 Wildlife viewing area off of Hwy. 395 between Independence and Big Pine. Eastern Sierras, Inyo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Savannah Sparrow

SPECIES: Passerculus sandwichensis

LIFE LIST DATE: 10/23/2002

COUNT: 1

LOCATION: Wildlife viewing area off of Hwy. 395 between Independence and Big Pine. Eastern Sierras, Inyo County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region:

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 5 1/2"; Streaked breast; variable yellowish eyebrow; thin white central stripe in brown crown; short notched tail. Streaking on breast may form a central dot. Varies geographically.

VOICE: Song is several short notes followed by 2 rapid, high-pitched buzzy trills, the 2nd one lower-pitched, like tsit tsit tsit zee zaaay.
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