Seaside Sparrow

docshaf

Able to catch a pose of the numerous seaside sparrows in the marshlands surrounding the DuPont Nature Center/Lighthouse Rd. Image cropped to larger 1×1 frame and background darkened and softened/blurred from original posting.

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Mike Warner

May 23, 2026 7:08 am

I’ve never heard of a Seaside Sparrow before so thanks for posting. It’s a very interesting-looking bird.

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docshaf

May 23, 2026 6:27 pm

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A salt marsh specialist w/ 3 distinct populations. Ours is the Atlantic and there’s also a Florida and Gulf Coast subspecies. Less colorful than the salt marsh and Nelson’s sparrows that they compete for in habitat.

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