To all the mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day! I have a question for the group. On eBird the Savannah Sparrow is listed twice. One just as Savanna Sparrow the second as Savanna Sparrow (Savannah). Which is correct for CT? Or are both? I’m aware of Ipswich and Belding’s (not in this area) I want to correctly log these sparrows. Thanks! Tom Kenefick Woodbridge, CT Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of CTBirds Digest, Vol 4819, Issue 1 > ****************************************

Hi Tom, Excellent question. Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) refers to the regular Savannah Sparrows you see year round in CT. The other subspecies on the filter, Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) gets flagged right now as they're out of season. Very limited to a few coastal beaches in winter, and distinctive in plumage. Plain Savannah Sparrow is for birds unidentified to subspecies form. For any birds you're seeing now, Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) would be appropriate, but you don't have to use the subspecies if you don't want to obviously. It's a preference. Either Savannah Sparrow or Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) are correct for CT right now. Aidan Kiley CT eBird Hotspot Editor On Sun, May 10, 2020, 10:34 AM Tom Kenefick via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > To all the mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day! > > I have a question for the group. On eBird the Savannah Sparrow is listed > twice. One just as Savanna Sparrow the second as Savanna Sparrow > (Savannah). Which is correct for CT? Or are both? I’m aware of Ipswich > and Belding’s (not in this area) I want to correctly log these sparrows. > Thanks! > > Tom Kenefick > Woodbridge, CT > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association > (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of CTBirds Digest, Vol 4819, Issue 1 > > **************************************** > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >