Friday, July 31, 2026

Lincoln's Sparrow

In July 2021 I was with Judy in Horseheads, New York, near the southern end of Seneca Lake. I got up early for a 64 mile drive to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, five miles east of Seneca Falls at the northern end of Cayuga Lake. It was there that I saw my one and only, so far, Lincoln's sparrow. 
It is a less common sparrow that is often hidden under thick ground cover and often near water. It is very secretive and often not seen or heard, even where they are common. 

Illustration from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World.

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