Birds Eating the Seeds
of Panicum virgatum
(Switch Grass)

Bird Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Porzana carolina Sora Rail
Branta canadensis* Canada Goose
Phasianus colchicus Ring-Necked Pheasant
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite Quail
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Agelaius phoeniceus Redwing Blackbird
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
Molothrus ater Cowbird
Spiza americana Dickcissel
Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak
Passerina ciris Painted Bunting
Junco hyemalis** Slate-Colored Junco
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
Spizella arborea** Tree Sparrow
Spizella pallida Clay-Colored Sparrow
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis White-Throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-Crowned Sparrow
Calcarius lapponicus** Lapland Longspur
Calcarius pictus** Smith Longspur

*also eats foliage, **winter only

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