Saltmarsh Sparrow

Also known as Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrow, Sharp-Tailed Sparrow

Saltmarsh sparrows spend their entire lives in a narrow strip of coastal tidal marsh, timing their nesting cycles precisely between monthly spring high tides. Females build cup nests low in saltmeadow cordgrass and raise young independently before the next extreme flood tide arrives. Rising sea levels increasingly drown these nests, creating an urgent conservation crisis for this specialized songbird.