Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

This bird winters from the southern USA and south into Mexico, but breeds in the northern 70% of the USA and into much of southern Canada. This bird prefers dry short grass and sage habitats where it nests and forages on the ground for seeds or in low brush for bugs when on the breeding grounds. Our bird usually avoids tall or wet grass areas.

Pin It — **Vesper Sparrow**
*(Pooecetes gramineus)*

**Description:**
(Pooecetes gramineus) Foraging in the snow at Fish Lake in Sevier County Utah (USA) at just under 9000 feet elevation 2015-05-09.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:05:09 10:42

**Location:**

Fish Lake
Richfield, Utah
United States
8842.30 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** D3X0338-VesperSparrow

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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