How to Use grasshopper sparrow in a Sentence

grasshopper sparrow

noun
  • But the scientists who are working to help the grasshopper sparrow refuse to give up.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Grassland birds, such as meadowlarks and grasshopper sparrows, took the biggest hit.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Breeding occurs throughout the year, and the grasshopper sparrow might nest upward of three times during a season.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Officials say rare bird species such as bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, and American kestrels breed on the grassland.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Bell Bowl is home to at least 164 species of plants, many of which are rare, and birders have found rare nesting birds such as the grasshopper sparrow.
    — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Bell Bowl contains at least 164 species of plants, many of which are rare, and birders have found rare nesting birds such as the grasshopper sparrow.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • An actual grasshopper sparrow, a small brown bird with yellow marks, had flown over to investigate the digital commotion.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • With Florida grasshopper sparrows, captive breeding is akin to putting a patient on a ventilator for life support.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • Observers spotted eight red-eyed vireos, four winter wrens, two grasshopper sparrows, 12 hermit thrushes, and 16 field sparrows.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Public land managers in Montague, Massachusetts, have used burning and mowing to maintain habitat for nesting grasshopper sparrows.
    — Diana Stralberg, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
  • In particular, birds with relatively large territories that sing at medium to high mean frequencies—such as the grasshopper sparrow found in North America—were less likely to be heard.
    — Bymolly Magid, science.org, 18 Oct. 2022
  • For some at-risk species that have lost most of their native Florida habitat to development, like the burrowing owl and the Florida grasshopper sparrow, ranches represent some of the last scraps of habitat for them.
    — Stephanie Castellano, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2023

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