{"id":6970,"date":"2025-07-10T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2026-04-28T02:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:20:44","slug":"vesper-sparrow-vesp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/vesper-sparrow-vesp\/","title":{"rendered":"Vesper Sparrow (VESP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Pooecetes gramineus<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-sand-shade-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group top-white is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1322\" height=\"992\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6973 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited.png 1322w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited-720x540.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited-1280x960.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.21\u202fPM-edited-480x360.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1322px) 100vw, 1322px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1322px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1322\/992;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adult Vesper Sparrow&nbsp; \u00a9 Kent Miller \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/224899511\">Macaulay Library<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1438\" height=\"1079\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6974 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited.png 1438w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited-720x540.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited-1280x960.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.09.28\u202fPM-edited-480x360.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1438px) 100vw, 1438px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1438px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1438\/1079;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Juvenile Vesper Sparrow&nbsp;\u00a9 Russ Morgan \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/165217431\">Macaulay Library<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:70% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-1280x852.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6976 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-1280x852.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-720x479.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-1536x1022.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1-480x320.png 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.11.40\u202fPM-1.png 2040w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/852;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-warm-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-007e89f516437c06f8c1c6aee72caa5f\">Range <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vesper Sparrows breed throughout the Northern U.S. from California to Virginia and Southern Canada from Interior British Columbia to Nova Scotia. They migrate across the central United States to their wintering grounds in the Southern United States and Central America from California to Guatemala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Vesper_Sparrow\/maps-range\">All About Birds Range Map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science.ebird.org\/en\/status-and-trends\/species\/vesspa\/abundance-map\">eBird Status and Trends<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22721188\/136927420\">IUCN Red List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-sky-blue-neutral-background-color has-has-sky-blue-neutral-background-color-background-color has-background remove-margin-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column right-border is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Identification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vesper Sparrows are small birds with a small bill and round head. All Vesper Sparrows regardless of maturity or sex have speckled white breasts, and flecked brown upperparts and wings. They have distinctive white eyerings and outer tail feathers as well as a rufus patch on the shoulder that is often difficult to observe in the field. Vesper Sparrows are early morning songsters, but they also tend to sing after sunset. Their song starts with 1-4 downslurred whistles followed by a rising and falling trill and ending with a buzzy jumble. Their calls consist of a sharp <em>chirp. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Vesper_Sparrow\/sounds\">Listen to its songs and calls here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Habitat <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vesper Sparrows breed in open areas with scattered shrubs and sparse grass. They are primarily found in fields, pastures, fencelines and roadsides, hayfields, and grasslands. They also breed in mountaintop meadows, grassy mesas, and sagebrush steppe. They occupy these habitats during migration and wintering season as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation Status&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22721188\/136927420\">Least Concern<\/a> by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.natureserve.org\/Taxon\/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103115\/Pooecetes_gramineus\">Secure<\/a> by NatureServe Explorer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Status by State<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdooralabama.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2025SWAP\/ActionPlanDraft\/Appendix%202.%20All%20Species%20Ranks.pdf\">Vulnerable<\/a> by Alabama State Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/deep\/wildlife\/learn-about-wildlife\/connecticut-endangered-and-threatened-species-fact-sheets\">Endangered<\/a> by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.dnrec.delaware.gov\/fw\/dwap\/2015%20Submitted%20Documents\/Chapter%201.pdf\">Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Documents\/SWAP\/SWAP_Chapter3.pdf\">Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015-2025 Maryland State Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/ma-state-wildlife-action-plan-2015-full-pdf-download\/download\">Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015 Massachusetts Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlife.nh.gov\/wildlife-and-habitat\/wildlife-habitat-program\/habitat-types-and-species\">Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015 New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/nature\/animals-fish-plants\/biodiversity-species-conservation\/endangered-species\/list\">High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Fish and Wildlife Species of New York State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.gov\/media\/4409\/download?attachment\">Vulnerable<\/a> by North Carolina State Species of Greatest Conservation Need (pg 49)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgc.pa.gov\/Wildlife\/WildlifeActionPlan\/Documents\/SWAP-CHAPTER-1-apx14a-birds.pdf\">Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015-2025 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/dem.ri.gov\/sites\/g\/files\/xkgbur861\/files\/programs\/bnatres\/fishwild\/swap\/SGCNBirds.pdf\">Species of Greatest Conservation Need<\/a> by the 2015 Rhode Island Wildlife Action Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/vtfishandwildlife.com\/sites\/fishandwildlife\/files\/documents\/About%20Us\/Budget%20and%20Planning\/WAP2015\/A2.-Bird-SGCN-%282015%29.pdf\">High Priority<\/a> by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Threats to Conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vesper Sparrows have experienced a decline of 30% from 1970 to 2014. These declines stem from grassland and hedgegrove removal, an increase in mowing and haying, as well as earlier harvests. The species&#8217; preference for grasslands allows them to benefit from agricultural expansion and deforestation. However, human activity such as commercial farming, nest disruption, or overgrazing make many of these areas inhospitable.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sand-background-color has-background top-border bottom-border left-border right-border is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Funding Opportunities<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somersetswcd.org\/landowner-resources\">Ag Allies Grassland Collaborative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/programs-initiatives\/ale-agricultural-land-easements\">Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfwf.org\/programs\/america-beautiful-challenge?activeTab=tab-2\">America the Beautiful Challenge<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinabirdclub.org\/grants\/\">Carolina Bird Club Conservation Grants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbirding.org\/resources__trashed\/coa-mini-grant\/\">Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) Mini Grant<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conservationnation.org\/our-work\/grants\/\">Conservation Nation Grant Program<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/programs-initiatives\/eqip-environmental-quality-incentives\">Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myfwc.com\/conservation\/special-initiatives\/swap\/grant\/\">Florida&#8217;s State Wildlife Grants Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/landtrust\/grant-directory\/\">Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative Small Grant Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.illinois.gov\/grants\/lwcf.html#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20LWCF%20Grant,are%20available%20for%20acquisition%20projects.\">Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guides\/masswildlife-habitat-management-grant-program\">MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/service\/neotropical-migratory-bird-conservation-act-nmbca-grant-program\">Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfwf.org\/grants\/grants-library\">NFWF Grants Library<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/north-american-wetlands-conservation\">North American Wetlands Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/programs-initiatives\/wmpb-wetland-mitigation-banking-program\">NRCS Wetland Mitigation Banking Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/partners-fish-and-wildlife\">Partners for Fish and Wildlife Grant<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/programs-initiatives\/rcpp-regional-conservation-partnership-program\">Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/wildlife\/wildlife-diversity\/nongame\/grants-and-research\/state-wildlife-grants\/\">Texas State Wildlife Grants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thelawrencefoundation.org\/application-process\">The Lawrence Foundation- Environmental Grants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobolinkproject.com\/\">The Bobolink Project<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/migratory-birds\">The Migratory Bird Program<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/service\/tribal-wildlife-grants\">Tribal Wildlife Grants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaworkinglandscapes.org\/virginia-grassland-bird-initiative\/\">Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wisconsin.gov\/topic\/endangeredresources\/LIP\">Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Landowner Incentive Program (LIP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>General Management Guides<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfwf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-12\/great-lakes-business-plan.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ecos.fws.gov\/ecp\/species\/5141\">U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Services<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAWA_BCR14_FieldGuide_en.pdf\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Regional Management Guides<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-birdpress-accordion accordion\" data-accordion=\"true\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\"><div class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Northeast<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.mo.gov\/discover-nature\/field-guide\/vesper-sparrow\">Missouri Department of Conservation: Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/grasslandbirdsstrategyfinal.pdf\">NYSDEC Strategy for Grassland Bird Habitat Management and Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonconservationstrategy.org\/strategy-species\/oregon-vesper-sparrow\/\">Oregon Vesper Sparrow: Oregon Conservation Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extapps.dec.ny.gov\/docs\/wildlife_pdf\/sgcnvespersparrow.pdf\">Species Assessment for Vesper Sparrow: NY gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/deep\/wildlife\/fact-sheets\/vesper-sparrow\">Vesper Sparrow: CT.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinbirds.org\/plan\/species\/vesp.htm\">Wisconsin All-Bird Conservation: Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-birdpress-accordion accordion\" data-accordion=\"true\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\"><div class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Southeast<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdinglouisiana.com\/bird\/sparrows\/vesper-sparrow\">Louisiana Birding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.mo.gov\/discover-nature\/field-guide\/vesper-sparrow\">Missouri Department of Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basic.ncsu.edu\/segap\/datazip\/reports\/SppReport_bVESP.pdf\">North Carolina State University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdooralabama.com\/emberizids-tanagers-cardinals-and-allies\/vesper-sparrow\">Outdoor Alabama<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/twra\/wildlife\/birds\/grassland-and-shrub-birds\/vesper-sparrow.html\">Tennessee.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Resources<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birdsoftheworld.org\/bow\/species\/vesspa\/cur\/introduction\">All About Birds: Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/field-guide\/bird\/vesper-sparrow\">Audubon Bird Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/auk\/search-results?page=1&amp;q=vesper%20sparrow&amp;fl_SiteID=6200&amp;SearchSourceType=1&amp;allJournals=1\">Oxford Academic: Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/search\/publication?q=vesper+sparrow\">ResearchGate: Vesper Sparrow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Works Cited<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Vesper_Sparrow\">All About Birds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdpop.org\/docs\/misc\/Alpha_codes_eng.pdf\">Birdpop: Alpha Codes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birdsoftheworld.org\/bow\/species\/vesspa\/cur\/introduction\">Birds of the World<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pooecetes gramineus Identification Vesper Sparrows are small birds with a small bill and round head. 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