Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
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BirdsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Savannah Sparrow in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Genus
Passerculus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (46)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (38)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Savannah Sparrow by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 26 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 26 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Savannah Sparrow in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Savannah SparrowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11221,655
Apr 12–18332,306
Apr 19–25221,857
Apr 26 – May 2114,135
May 3–9112,830
May 10–16332,640
May 17–23652,938
May 24–30002,903
May 31 – Jun 6112,621
Jun 7–13002,326
Jun 14–20002,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4002,632
Jul 5–11112,765
Jul 12–18002,898
Jul 19–25002,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,736
Aug 2–8003,021
Aug 9–15002,627
Aug 16–22002,732
Aug 23–29002,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5003,076
Sep 6–12003,578
Sep 13–19113,735
Sep 20–26113,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3112,834
Oct 4–10002,275
Oct 11–17001,937
Oct 18–24221,181
Oct 25–31111,172
Nov 1–700893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 422 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 422 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Savannah Sparrow in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Savannah SparrowYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10426,211
Jan 11–17735,146
Jan 18–24224,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7426,023
Feb 8–14315,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–286213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 47519,661
Apr 5–1125826,860
Apr 12–1831939,925
Apr 19–2533641,623
Apr 26 – May 2271056,391
May 3–924752,952
May 10–1624953,785
May 17–23261057,698
May 24–308454,651
May 31 – Jun 69653,099
Jun 7–1316553,700
Jun 14–2014556,625
Jun 21–2716755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 417358,477
Jul 5–1119861,336
Jul 12–186364,722
Jul 19–254269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 12259,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–124459,075
Sep 13–194454,543
Sep 20–265445,860
Sep 27 – Oct 33243,180
Oct 4–1013637,841
Oct 11–1710630,824
Oct 18–2414721,156
Oct 25–3110819,021
Nov 1–77314,172
Nov 8–144312,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Song Sparrow Melospiza melodiaOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus211 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii139 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina84 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in August, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed51%49%
Farmland37%11%
Barren5%0.6%
Wetland5%5%
Forest2%31%
Grassland and shrub0.8%0.9%

From 120 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

422 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.