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National Museum of Natural History

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus
Sparrows, Finches, Cardinals, Longspurs, and Tanagers
Display Case 16
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Vesper Sparrow specimens on display in the exhibit "Birds of D.C."

DC Information

Common migrant, uncommon summer resident. Arrives in early March and leaves in October. Nests from mid-April to mid-August in overgrown fields. Sexes are alike.

Specimen Information

This description applies to the bird on the right.
Date:  4/6/1890
Collected By:  John R Massie/CW Richmond
Locality:  Washington, DC
Sex:  Male
Catalog ID:  176521

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