: Not documented this century as a breeder but there is a scattering of mid Jun-Aug records including a bird singing in both May 2011 and 2012 at the Babson Creek Preserve. The species nests in the Hancock and Washington County blueberry fields and could do so here at any time.
: mid Apr-mid May with to early Jun, and mid Sep-late Oct with to late Nov, in weedy areas and places where migrants concentrate. All reports of single birds except for three May 3, 2025 on Great Duck Island.
: early Dec-early Apr, the most being Jan 20, 2020 in Southwest Harbor, with most records from bird feeders.
Miscellany: Field Sparrow, like Eastern Towhee, had a few decades following the 1947 fire when the scorched northern part of MDI had a lot of open field-like habitat preferred by the species. It was however never common, here at the northeastern edge of its breeding range, and reforestation steadily reduced the available habitat.
Last Updated: May 4th, 2025