North American fauna . ates: November 9,1929 (A. Wetmore), and November 16, 1947 (I. R. Barnes),in Worcester County. Extreme departure dates: April 15, 1956,in Anne Arundel County (Mrs. W. L. Henderson, Mrs. G. Tap-pan) ; April 5, 1938, in Worcester County (G. A. Ammann). Maximum counts.—About 30 near Ocean City on December 30and 31, 1927 (Wetmore and Lincoln, 1928a) ; 25 on AssateagueIsland on November 28, 1945; 12 on Assateague Island on Decem-ber 23, 1946 (Christmas count). SAVANNAH SPARROW Passerculus sandwkhensis (Gmelin) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 64) : Common in the AlleghenyMountain se
North American fauna . ates: November 9,1929 (A. Wetmore), and November 16, 1947 (I. R. Barnes),in Worcester County. Extreme departure dates: April 15, 1956,in Anne Arundel County (Mrs. W. L. Henderson, Mrs. G. Tap-pan) ; April 5, 1938, in Worcester County (G. A. Ammann). Maximum counts.—About 30 near Ocean City on December 30and 31, 1927 (Wetmore and Lincoln, 1928a) ; 25 on AssateagueIsland on November 28, 1945; 12 on Assateague Island on Decem-ber 23, 1946 (Christmas count). SAVANNAH SPARROW Passerculus sandwkhensis (Gmelin) Status.—Breeding (see fig. 64) : Common in the AlleghenyMountain section (usually in areas that are over 2,500 feet inelevation) ; uncommon and local in the Ridge and Valley, andPiedmont sections—occurring in the Hagerstown Valley in Wash-ington County, in the Frederick Valley in Frederick County, andin the Worthington Valley in Baltimore County; rare and localin the Upper Chesapeake, Western Shore, and Eastern Shoresections—occurring near Fort Howard in Baltimore County, near. Figure 64.—Breeding range of Savannah Sparrow. BIRDS OF MARYLAND AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 351 Sandy Point in Anne Arundel County, and on Assateague Islandin Worcester County. Transient: Abundant (at least locally)in the Eastern Shore section; fairly common elsewhere in allsections. Wintering: Common in the Eastern Shore section;fairly common in the southern part of the Western Shore section(Calvert, Charles, and St. Marys Counties) ; uncommon in theUpper Chesapeake section; rare in the Piedmont section and inthe northern part of the Western Shore section (Anne Arundeland Prince Georges Counties). Habitat.—Breeding: Hayfields and over-grown pastures; alsooccurs in grassy areas on the bay shores and barrier and tuintering: Especially characteristic of weedyfallow and cultivated fields, and of marsh-meadow types in thetidal marshes; also commonly found on the barrier beaches wherebeachgrass occurs. Nesting season.—Fledglings just out of the ne
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