Brenda,

Savannah Sparrows are an incredibly abundant and widespread breeder all
across subarctic North America and locally in the mountains of western North
America. I believe most migrate at lower elevations, but a smaller number do
move south along the mountains. So, I believe you correctly identified these
little twits.

Andy Stepniewski
Wapato WA



>I have been hiking a lot on the Cascades near Roslyn and Salmon la Sac. On at
>least 3 occasions in the last couple of weeks, I have seen Savannah Sparrows
>moving through mountain passes (at 5000+ feet). Given the difficulty of
>identifying juveniles at this time of year, I kept thinking they might be
>Lincoln's Sparrows, but their field marks match up very well as Savannah
>Sparrows, except for a noticeable yellowish eyebrow. I was somewhat surprised
>to find them frequently in these high locations. Is this a normal migration
>pattern for this species? Thanks.
>Brenda Senturia
>Bbsenturia at aol.com
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