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Long-term BBS trends
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Atlas Results
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Note: During all years of the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas drought conditions persisted and the Atlas range maps for all waterfowl, waterbirds, and wetland-associated species should be viewed as characteristic of distribution and abundance during dry conditions. Read the full drought statement here.
Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Le Conte's Sparrow is an elusive, secretive species often with only an insect-like buzz to betray its presence in a wet meadow, sedge marsh, bog edge, or even the long grass of a dry upland (Smith 1996). It is primarily a breeding bird of the Prairie Provinces and north-central US with scattered records east to southern Quebec. Wintering occurs mainly on the Gulf coast and in the lower Mississippi basin.
In the north, Le Conte's is associated with grass or sedge meadows and bogs (Nero 1963a, 1967a). In the south it is found in the highest vegetation with the least bare ground (McMaster and Davis 2001), in tall grass around marshes and sloughs, and occasionally in long grass or alfalfa in drier areas (Dale et al. 1997, Roy in Leighton et al. 2002, Houston and Anaka 2003).
This fairly common sparrow is found across most of Saskatchewan, from the southern edge of the subarctic region to the northern fringe of the grasslands (Smith 1996). Although widespread, it is restricted by habitat requirements and can therefore be local (Roy in Leighton et al. 2002).
Original text by Daniel J. Sawatzky and Stephen K. Davis. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the LeConte's Sparrow in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. LeConte's 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=LCSP&lang=en [09 Nov 2025]
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