Central Utah Breeding Sparrow Abundance and Habitats

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Name

Abundance

Habitat

White-crowned

Common Mid-level elevations: Spruce-Fir, Aspen, mountain meadow

Lark

Common Desert shrub, sagebrush, Pinyon-juniper

Sage

Uncommon Sagebrush chaparral

Black-throated

Uncommon Desert shrub, creosote

Chipping

Common Chaparral to mid-level mountains: Oak brush, Aspen, Spruce, Fir

Brewer's

Common Sagebrush, Pinyon-juniper

Song

Common Wide habitats--desert shrub to wet shrubby meadows

Fox

Uncommon Montane riparian areas, brushy undergrowth

Lincoln's

Uncommon Wet meadows, willow bottoms, mid-elevations

Vesper

Common Grassy hedgerows, roadsides, fields

Savannah

Common Salt grass marshes, open fields, cultivated field edges

House

TOO Abundant!! House, schools, feed lots, farms, etc.

Information source: Dennis Shirley. Web adaptation: Jim Bailey. Copyright 2004

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