. Birds of New York. Birds. 292 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Haunts and habits. The Grasshopper sparrow, or Yellow-winged sparrow as it is frequently called, inhabits meadows, clover fields and weed fields, usually on dryer ground than the Henslow sparrow or the Savannah sparrow, often seeming to prefer sandy, roUing plains and upland meadows. It is frequently seen seated on a mullein stalk, fence post, or any con- venient object, singing its insectlike song, which has been written " pit- tuck, ; This note resembles very much the performance of a meadow grasshopper, and
. Birds of New York. Birds. 292 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Haunts and habits. The Grasshopper sparrow, or Yellow-winged sparrow as it is frequently called, inhabits meadows, clover fields and weed fields, usually on dryer ground than the Henslow sparrow or the Savannah sparrow, often seeming to prefer sandy, roUing plains and upland meadows. It is frequently seen seated on a mullein stalk, fence post, or any con- venient object, singing its insectlike song, which has been written " pit- tuck, ; This note resembles very much the performance of a meadow grasshopper, and is so high in pitch that it is inaudible to the ears of many persons unless the bird is singing within a distance of. Grasshopper sparrow's nest and eggs 2 or 3 rods. Mr Gerald Thayer writes the song " sit-tit, ts-c-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e- ; This, however, he does not regard as the true song of the bird, which sounds to him like a " long rambling twitter " uttered in a tone similar to that of the shorter note and about as loud, but lasts as much as 10 or 12 seconds. This rolling twitter is uttered when the male and female are flying together over the meadows or seated near each other. Mr Fuertes compares the song to that of the Prairie horned lark when the latter is heard at a considerable distance. It is usually uttered toward evening, and in May can sometimes be heard in the dusk as late as half. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934; Noyes, Nicholas H. fmo. Albany, University of the State of New York
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