Saltmarsh Sparrow

Merritt Island NWR, Shiloh Area
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammodramus Sparrows are beautiful sparrows.  It's my favorite genus of sparrows, and perhaps my favorite of any group of birds.  I think they're absolutely gorgeous birds, and many of them are tough to find.  Saltmarsh Sparrows are the last Ammodramus sparrow that occurs in Florida that I've photographed. Such beautiful birds!

Merritt Island NWR, Shiloh Area
Saltmarsh Sparrow
The easiest place I know of to find this species is at Shiloh Marsh, which is the northern part of Merritt Island NWR in Volusia County.  They occur here along with Nelson's Sparrows. Two of the most beautiful sparrows I've ever seen in the same spot.

Merritt Island NWR, Shiloh Area
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Merritt Island NWR, Shiloh Area
Saltmarsh Sparrow

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