Saltmarsh Sparrow, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 149, as “Sharp-tailed Finch”
Songbirds

Saltmarsh Sparrow

Ammospiza caudacuta
“On this same outing I saw and heard two Nelson’s Sparrows and one Saltmarsh Sparrow.”
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Jul 21, 2021

One additional notable was a single Saltmarsh Sparrow that popped into view while I was watching the swallows and Least Terns dip and dive; its orangish eyebrow and ‘stash’ were aglow.

Jun 15, 2022

Lastly, along the Eastern Trail Pannes of Scarborough Marsh on June 5 I spotted one Saltmarsh Sparrow and three Nelson’s Sparrows.

Aug 16, 2023

On this same outing I saw and heard two Nelson’s Sparrows and one Saltmarsh Sparrow.

Jul 16, 2025

One additional notable was a Saltmarsh Sparrow that popped into view while I was watching the swallows and Least Terns dip and dive, its orangish eyebrow and ‘stash’ were aglow.

Aug 20, 2025

That same outing brought sightings of two Nelson’s Sparrows and one Saltmarsh Sparrow.