Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Streaky brown sparrow with central breast spot and melodious song. Year-round Bay Area resident in brushy riparian areas. Forages ground insects and seeds; popular food source for predators.
Plants that support Song Sparrow
30 plants
Big Saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
shrub
Foliage
Blue Wildrye
Elymus glaucus
grass
Seeds
California Barley
Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum
grass
Seeds
Creeping Wildrye
Elymus triticoides
grass
Seeds
Deergrass
Muhlenbergia rigens
grass
Seeds
Foothill Sedge
Carex tumulicola
grass
Shelter
Giant Coreopsis
Leptosyne gigantea
perennial herb
Seeds
Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
shrub
Fruit
Leafy Reed Grass
Calamagrostis foliosa
perennial herb
Seeds
Lemonade Berry
Rhus integrifolia
shrub
Shelter
Onion grass
Melica bulbosa
grass
Seeds
Santa Barbara Sedge
Carex barbarae
grass
Seeds
Serpentine Reed Grass
Calamagrostis ophitidis
perennial herb
Seeds
Slender Hairgrass
Deschampsia elongata
grass
Seeds
Slenderbeak sedge
Carex athrostachya
perennial herb
Seeds
Small Flowered Melica
Melica imperfecta
grass
Seeds
Smutgrass*
Bromus laevipes
grass
Seeds
Thingrass
Agrostis pallens
grass
Seeds
Western ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
perennial herb
Seeds
California Fan Palm
Washingtonia filifera
tree
Shelter
California Fescue
Festuca californica
grass
Seeds
Chile Tarweed
Madia sativa
annual
Seeds
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
annual
Seeds
Dove Weed
Croton setiger
annual
Seeds
Little Nootka Grass
Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'
perennial herb
Seeds
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Fruit
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Seeds
Pacific Woodrush
Luzula comosa var. comosa
grass
Seeds
Red maids
Calandrinia ciliata
annual
Seeds
San Diego Sedge
Carex spissa
perennial herb
Seeds