Song Sparrow

grass

Year-round resident utilizing grass seeds as dietary staple; especially important in winter

grass

Winter food source Dec-Feb in grassland habitats

grass

Year-round resident, seeds supplement breeding season diet

annual

Important seed source during winter months

annual

Fall-winter seed foraging, important for non-breeding season

grass

Seeds available after flowering; particularly important winter food source

annual

Winter seed gleaning in coastal sage scrub and grassland margins

grass

cover and nesting habitat in meadow systems year-round

shrub

Primary food source Sep-Feb, critical during winter months

tree

Winter diet supplement in coastal scrub

annual

Opportunistic forager, especially important during winter months

grass

resident year-round; utilizes seeds and forages in grassland habitat

grass

year-round resident utilizing sedge seeds; nesting in dense clumps

perennial herb

resident year-round in serpentine grasslands; uses seeds as staple food

grass

year-round residents feed on seeds and use dense grass cover for nesting

grass

primary seed consumption September-November during migration staging

grass

year-round resident utilizing grass seeds during winter months

grass

Year-round resident; winter seed foraging critical for survival

perennial herb

Regularly forages on ragweed seeds; year-round resident in California