Savanna
Sparrow, Passerculus
sandwichensis
 Migration
of the Savanna sparrow
The
Savanna sparrow's winter range covers most of California excluding the
high elevations of the Cascades and the Sierras. There is a summer
population east of the Sierras.
Diet
of the Savanna sparrow
The
Savanna sparrow eats, insect, spiders, snails and seeds. The seeds are
less important during the breading season as the high protein of the
other foods are needed. They glean from the ground or from low plants.
Nesting
habitat of the Savanna sparrow
The
Savanna sparrow nests in a hollowed out place on the ground usually
under protection of vegetation.
 Range of the Savanna sparrow
The
Savanna sparrow is a year round resident along California's coast, and
in some small pockets near Owens valley. The Savanna sparrow's winter
rang covers most of California excluding the high elevations of the
Cascades and the Sierras. There is a summer population east of the
Sierras.
Habitat/
Plant community used by the Savanna sparrow
 The savanna sparrow
likes habitat that is made of low dense often herbaceous plant material.
Coastal
salt marsh
Mountain
meadow
Fresh
water marsh
How
to attract the to your garden Savanna sparrow
The
savanna sparrow especially likes Salicornia
spp (Pickleweed), a succulent
salt water marsh plant. A southern variant of this bird, Passerculus
sandwichensis beldingi is endangered because of its loss of salt water
marsh and pickle weed that it inhabits. Also Passerculus sandwichensis
rostratus is listed as a species of special concern for similar reasons.
|
