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Range (Marshes at the northern end)

Marshes at the northern end of Indian River, Florida. Nest and eggs unknown.

Mr. C. J. Maynard, the only collector who has ever met with this species, found a single individual, March 17, 1872, at Salt Lake, near Titusville, while in April it was "quite common on the marshes of Indian River just below Dummett's Grove," and "very abundant on the upper end of Merritt's Island." I have searched for it most carefully, but without success, during February and March in the marshes of the east peninsula of Indian River opposite Micco, and for a species which is not rare, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow apparently has a more FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. restricted range than any other North American bird. Mr. Maynard considers it migratory, and states that it is not found in Florida during the winter. In flight as well as in habits, he says, it resembles the Sharp-tailed rather than the Seaside Sparrow (A. maritimus). Its song of low, sputtering notes is given while the bird hovers in the air, after which it drops quickly into the grass. 552. Chondestes grammacus (Say). LARK SPARROW; LARK