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A song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

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A song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

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Three 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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Three 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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Two 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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A male and female Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. The female has yellow, red blue split colors on her leg bands, while the male has green/blue leg bands. These adults were both hatched here last year.

These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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A male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.

This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.

This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.

This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

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A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) wild caught by biologists using a mist net, near Wood River, Nebraska.

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A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) wild caught by biologists using a mist net, near Wood River, Nebraska.

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A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) wild caught by biologists using a mist net, near Wood River, Nebraska.

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A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina passerina) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina passerina) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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A Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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A Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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A Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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A Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

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Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A timor sparrow (Padda fuscata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A timor sparrow (Padda fuscata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana georgiana) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana georgiana) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana georgiana) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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