Passerculus sandwichensis: Savannah Sparrow–The Race Rocks Taxonomy

A Savannah sparrow shows up well against the guano-covered rock.These photos in the slide show were taken by PB Sept 3, 2007

Savannah Sparrow. photo by Jillian Brown April 2023

Pam Birley took a series of photos which I have made into a slide show here

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Passerifomes
Family Passeridae
Genus Passerculus
Species sandwichensis
Common Name: Savannah Sparrow

Savannah sparrows often show up in the Christmas Bird Count

Other Members of the Class Aves at Race Rocks 
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and Image File
pearsonlogo2_f2The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.

Garry Fletcher