Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
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Swamp Sparrow [ventral view of adult]. Photograph Credit: Stephen J. Stedman; Russell County, Kentucky; 16 December 2013.
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Abundance: Fairly Common during late fall, winter, and spring; recorded in all Regional counties (Map of UCR Distribution); data from Regional bird-monitoring efforts indicate that the wintering population is probably stable (see also Regional Bird-Monitoring Plan).
Status: Winter Resident; photograph (see above).
Regional High Count and CBC/CBB High Count: 214 (1 January 1979; Barren County, Kentucky [Glasgow CBC]; m. ob.).
Regional Extreme Dates:
Early Fall: x (
Late Spring: x (
Note: Fall arrival usually widespread by 15 October; spring departure usually largely complete by 25 April. Regional dates of earliest reported fall arrival and latest reported spring departure during winters from 2002–2003 to 2011–2012 follow:
| Winter of... | Early Fall Arrival Date | Late Spring Departure Date |
| 2002–2003 | 9 October | 30 April |
| 2003–2004 | 1 October | 8 May |
| 2004–2005 | 25 September | 7 May |
| 2005–2006 | 1 October | 9 May |
| 2006–2007 | 30 September | 12 May |
| 2007–2008 | 15 September | 17 May |
| 2008–2009 | 20 September | 9 May |
| 2009–2010 | 3 October | -- |
| 2010–2011 | 30 September | 7 May |
| 2011–2012 | 24 September |
Habitat: x
YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: Registered on 10 (of 125) monthly check-lists during 2003 and on 19 (of 206) check-lists during 2004, leading to YardWatch frequency classifications of Very Uncommon and Uncommon, respectively; these YardWatch frequency classifications are each inconsistent with the overall Regional abundance classification.
Remarks: x
Check-lists of Birds for the Counties of the UCR
Check-lists of the birds of each county of the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed by clicking on the links below. For each county, there are two check-lists: one list that shows the species that have been observed and where possible documented in the county within the larger list for the entire Region; and one list that includes only the species observed in the county with annotations for the date and observers for at least one sighting (the ultimate goal of the latter list will be to include annotations for the very first known Regional observation of each species in that county; this goal is probably one that will take many years to complete, if completion is even a possibility). To see if the species discussed in this species account has been observed in a county, click below or click on the link for the Map of UCR Distribution near the top of the page.
| Barren | Metcalfe | Adair | Russell | Pulaski |
| Monroe | Cumberland | Clinton | Wayne | McCreary |
| Macon | Clay | Pickett | Fentress | Scott |
| Smith | Jackson | Overton | Putnam | Morgan |
| DeKalb | White | Cumberland | ||
| Warren | Van Buren | Bledsoe |
Check-lists of Birds for Some Public Access Birding Sites of the UCR
Check-lists of the birds of some public access birding sites within the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed via the links below. To see if the species dealt with in this species account has been observed within any of these sites, click on the appropriate link below. See the pages for each county within the Gazetteer for links to additional smaller public access birding sites with check-lists in progress.
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