|
| Software: Poser5 |
| Model Credits: Florida Grasshopper Sparrow from "Threatened, Endangered & Extinct" Songbird ReMix (DAZ) |
| Comments: The Florida
Grasshopper Sparrow is a subspecies of the Grasshopper Sparrow and can be
identified by it’s darker, almost black, streaks of its head and darker
tail feathers. The sparrow builds it’s nest on the ground with a canopy of
grass and leaves. It lays four to five eggs in the spring. It lives
primarily on spiders, grasshoppers, crickets, weevils, moth larvas and
sedge seeds.
It was once widespread in Florida however the conversion of it’s native habitat to pasture lands has had devastating effects. It’s nests are often inadvertently mowed down when machinery clears fields. The sparrow, left with no cover, is vulnerable to predators. The population counts tell the story: 1997 Population: 298, 2002 Population: 162 and the 2003 Population: 17. The majority of remaining sparrows live on a 5,000 acre (not used) parcel on the Avon Park United States Air Force bombing range. . .
|