Multiple days passed before I realized that the flit out of the corner of my eyes happened way too consistently to be my imagination, so I started paying closer attention.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
At Fair Meadows Sanctuary, the Swamp Sparrow is a common migrant and summer resident. The occasional winter birds that I have seen are invariably found feeding on invertebrates in the shallows of a pond that has year-round open water due to brisk upwelling from underground springs.
Photo by Gary Shackelford