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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Lincoln's Sparrows are small, unobtrusive birds that scurry mouse-like in and out of bushes and hedgerows, often going unnoticed among the more showy spring and fall sparrows. Millet seeds scattered on or near the ground will attract them if there are bushes nearby to offer protection. The breeding range of the Lincoln's includes the entire boreal forest and Coast and Rocky Mountain chains, with wintering from southwest British Columbia and the southeastern US south to Honduras.
On migration, this sparrow favours thick shrubbery, weedy roadsides, and edges of fields near wet places. It breeds in bogs, shrubby marshes, and willow and alder thickets (Smith 1996).
The Lincoln's Sparrow is a fairly common summer resident of the subarctic and boreal regions (Smith 1996). A singing male at Adams Lake, Cypress Hills, 15 Jun 1979 is the only indication of possible nesting in that area (Wayne Harris). As a migrant it occurs throughout the southern part of the province.
Original text by Rob Wilson. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Lincoln's Sparrow in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Lincoln'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=LISP&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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