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The Swamp Sparrow is a dark and chunky sparrow. It has a bright rusty patch on the head resembling a cap, and rusty wings. They have a dark brown back and tail, and a grey face and breast, with a white throat. They are streaked only on the top. The Swamp Sparrow produces a loud, sweet musical trill, all in one note.
It is hard to spot a Swamp Sparrow, as they spend most of their time concealed under the shrub layer of Algonquin Highlands’ spruce bogs. Poking around eating seeds and insects, they are usually found singly, never seen in large flocks like other sparrows.
Grass nests are located on the ground, well hidden in dense grasses or vegetation. Females lay 4 or 5 blue-green eggs, with brown blotches. These eggs are laid at a rate of one per day, due to the fact that the combined weight of the eggs may be equal to that of the mother. Very devoted reproducers, the Swamp Sparrow will raise as many healthy young as possible.
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SWAMP SPARROW
Melospiza georgiana
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