Utah Bird Profile
 Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii

Name Roots: (Gr. melos, "song"; spiza, "a finch" - for Thomas Lincoln)

In Utah:   
by Jack Binch

Other Photos - ID / Song
 

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground at a height of 0-5 feet, in a cup nest. This species is a rare cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: ground forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a granivore: ground gleaner.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in mountain riparian and wet meadow habitats.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (FS,RW)

(See Legend)

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