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IPSWICH SPARROW* Passerculus prlnceps 

 Order: PASSERIFORMES 

 Family: FRINGILLIDAE 



* Discussed more fully in reports: "Rare, Endangered, and Threatened 

 Fish and Wildlife of the Maine Coast", and "Rare, Endangered, and 

 Threatened Fish and Wildlife of the Atlantic Coastal Plain", by 

 A. LaBastille. 



Estimated Numbers and Present Distribution : only rare sightings are 

 reported from Chesapeake Bay region, mainly on Assateague Island and 

 other barrier beaches of Delmarva Peninsula during migrations. 

 Sparrows prefer undisturbed coastal beaches with dunes, rocks and 

 grass; therefore, might be expected to stop and rest wherever appro- 

 priate habitat still exists. 



