Species in Focus: Lincoln's Sparrow
3/16/202626 min
The Lincoln’s Sparrow is a very secretive songbird that looks almost like it’s got a tailored plumage: complete with the stripes, spots, and the streaks of typical brownish North American sparrow.
Most notably its chest is buffy coloured and has visible fine streaks.
The song of the Lincoln’s Sparrow is a song of jumbled notes, and to me is reminiscent of an abbreivated House Wren song.
This species is found almost everywhere in Canada except for southern Ontario, the south central prairies and the arctic. It can also be found in lim...
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First 90 secondsRob Porter· Host0:00
[bird song] The Lincoln Sparrow is a very secretive songbird that looks almost like it's got a tailored plumage, complete with the stripes, spots, and the streaks typical of brownish North American sparrows. Most notably, though, its chest is buffy colored and has visible fine streaks. The song of the Lincoln Sparrow is a tune of jumbled notes, and to me is reminiscent of an abbreviated House Wren song. This species is found almost everywhere in Canada except for southern Ontario, the south-central prairies, and the Arctic. It can also be found in limited parts of the western United States. For this Species in Focus episode, I'll be sharing my recordings of the Lincoln Sparrow from Sibbald Meadows Pond, Jumping Pound Demonstration Forest, and the Fullerton Loop hiking trail.