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The shy and secretive Bachman’s Sparrow is a specialty of southeastern pine forests and one of the only sparrow species endemic to the United States. Also known as the Pine-woods or Oak-woods Sparrow, this skulking species is far more often heard than seen. When sighted, it’s an unassuming-looking bird, unstreaked grayish-tan below, with rufous and gray back and wings, and a rufous cap and eyeline.

The Bachman’s Sparrow, like the Kirtland’s Warbler, depends upon a landscape maintained by fire. This sparrow thrives in areas where forest fires regularly occur, as regular burning stops hardwood saplings from growing and maintains the grassy understory they require for nesting. Bachman's Sparrows are so dependent upon fire-shaped habitats that their populations begin to decline only 4-5 years after a burn.

Once common within its piney habitat, the Bachman’s Sparrow began to disappear as the extensive longleaf pine forests of the southeastern U.S. were logged. What other bird species of concern shares its pine habitat?

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