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Atlas Results
Field Sparrows were reported 12 times during the breeding season in three squares along the US border in Grasslands National Park and the Estevan area. One male appeared to be singing on territory at the Borderlands Lookout in Grasslands National Park, having been detected by multiple observers between 12 June and 7 July 2019. Most observations were made in that same square in all atlas years except 2020, with one other record from elsewhere in Grasslands National Park in 2018, and two from the Estevan area in 2017 and 2018. Breeding remains unconfirmed for Field Sparrows in the province, though the continuing presence of birds hints at the possibility.
Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Although fairly common just across the border in Montana and North Dakota, the Field Sparrow is a novelty in Saskatchewan. Breeding birds are most often detected by their "bouncing ball song,? a series of soft and sweet notes accelerating from long notes to a trill. The Field Sparrow breeds from eastern Montana, North Dakota, north-central Wisconsin, southern Ontario, southwestern Quebec, and southern New Brunswick south to most of the central and eastern US; permanent resident across central and northeast US with wintering birds in Texas, Florida and along the Gulf coast.
The species' common name is a generality that does little to indicate its actual habitat preferences; in Saskatchewan (as elsewhere) brushy pastures are preferred .
Although breeding is as yet unproven, this sparrow appears to be a rare and irregular summer resident in the province with the majority of its records from the Estevan area west to Grasslands National Park. There are a few records from farther north with it showing up anywhere at any season.
Original text by Alan R. Smith. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Field Sparrow in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Field Sparrow in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=FISP&lang=en [09 Nov 2025]
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