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Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Habitat: Riparian Shrubland
Habitat Attribute: Early successional

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:
Puget Lowlands:

  • North: >0.53 birds/ha (>0.22 birds/ac)
  • South: >0.53 birds/ha (>0/22 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:

  • North: >1.11 birds/ha (>0.45 birds/ac)
  • South: >1.11 birds/ha (>0.45 birds/ac)

Klamath Mountains:

  • Umpqua Valley: >1.24 birds/ha (>0.50 birds/ha)
  • Rogue Valley: >1.31 birds/ha (>0.53 birds/ha)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Riparian Shrubland in the following conditions:

  • canopy cover <5%
  • shrub cover 40-70% with scattered herbaceous openings

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.