Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima (Wilson, 1811)    Synonyms: Ammodramus maritimus, Sea-side Finch, SESP.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Emberizidae   >   Genus Ammospiza   

Status:

Local breeder in appropriate tidal saltmarsh habitat. Extremely rare inland.

There are 169 records in the project database.

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Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/14/2012). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/22/2011). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A juvenile Seaside Sparrow in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/9/2018). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/27/2013). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/14/2011). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/4/2016). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/10/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A migrant Seaside Sparrow drops in at Fort Smallwood Park in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/4/2011). Photo by Ralph Geuder. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/23/2016). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/30/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/6/2018). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Seaside Sparrow in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/24/2016). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A juvenile Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/13/2017). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2008). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An immature Seaside Sparrow in Sunset Park, Worcester Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A very unexpected Seaside Sparrow in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). First county record and westernmost record for Maryland. Photo by Jared Fisher. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow nest in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/2/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Seaside Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/21/2021). (c) wendyinmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wendyinmd via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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