Species: Swamp Sparrow
Most recent capture date: 11/12/2022
Age: about six months old
Notes: Swamp Sparrows live in the eastern half of North America, except for a little strip of wintering habitat along the west coast. This individual is only the seventh of their species that we have banded, and the first we have seen since 2016. (If you’re struggling to see what sets this fellow apart from our common Song Sparrow, note the nearly-unstreaked breast and blinding charisma.)