Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammospiza caudacuta
Family: New World sparrows
Saltmarsh Sparrow is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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It is very sensitive to sea level rise because of the role of flooding in nest mortality.
The primary cause of nest mortality is flooding due to storm surges and periodic, exceptionally high spring tides which occur every 28 days during the new moon.
The nest is an open cup constructed of grass, usually attached to saltmeadow cordgrass or saltmarsh rush at a height of 6–15 centimetres.