Bird Description

Scarce in open pine forest with scrub palmetto and a thick grass understory. Usually found by listening for its beautiful, variably-pitched, whistled trills. In winter it disappears into wetter and more open areas, where it is very hard to find. Similar to CASP and BASP though ranges don't overlap. ID: Typical Aimophila sparrow with large body and long rounded tail. Boldly patterned. Diffuse streaks on buff breast contrast strongly with white belly. Dark eyeline and crown emphasize gray supercilium. Boldly patterned upperparts.