> Thanks to everyone for your responses. It appears the mystery sparrow
> could
> have been one of several choices. Maybe it will stick around till this
> Saturday and give me another shot.
>
> Habitat is often another great clue. Both Savannahs and Vespers like
> bare dirt. Corn stubble is a favorite for the first and dirt roads along
> fields for the latter . Their flushing behavior and flight styles make
> them easy to tell apart. They also have very different "seet" notes.
> Grasshoppers- in fall I have always found them in the weeds.(although they
> like the bare dirt patch fields/short grass for nesting) I don't often
> find them in the fall .If I get one or two in a fall migration I'm
> excited!
Bonnie
Bonnie Ott
Howard County Field Trip Chair
Ellicott City, MD |