Baird's Sparrow Photo Gallery

Adult

Medium-sized, relatively short-tailed sparrow with a necklace of brown streaks and a buffy eyebrow and ear patch.

Adult

A small, chunky sparrow with a flat head and a heavy bill. Note the streaked necklace across the breast and the buffy wash on the face.

Adult

Flat-headed sparrow of grasslands. Note necklace of streaks on the chest and the buffy wash on the face.

Adult

Flat-headed sparrow with a buffy eyebrow and ear patch, and fine streaking on the nape. Note the "broken" eyeline and mustache stripe, neither of which fully extend across the face.

Adult

Sings a series of light ringing notes followed by a thin trill from the tops of grass clumps and small shrubs.

Juvenile

Adult

Uncommon sparrow of grasslands. Identified by the streaky necklace and buffy eyebrow and ear patch.