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Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii.
September 23 to May 26. Common migrant, Somewhat rare winter resident. Between 1971 and 1985, Lincoln's was found on only about one-half of the Christmas Bird Counts at Fayetteville, with a peak of six birds reported in 1975. Its secretive habits in winter contrast with those of the migratory periods, when the birds also utilize all types of edge habitats, including open forest edge in towns. At least ten were in an open field or a forest edge in Fayetteville on April 28, 1988.

Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis.
September 13 to May 15+. Common migrant and winter resident. Observed in grassyweedy fields including croplands with stubble. Baerg (1951) reported two observations of nesting birds at Fayetteville, but there have been no such reports since. During winter the birds are rather numerous at the University Farm north of the campus in Fayetteville and around the ponds at the state fish hatchery in Centerton. During periods of severe weather when ice or snow covers open fields, the birds are forced to roadsides where they are easily observed.

Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus.
A single bird was seen by several experienced observers at Centerton on October 9, 1983; two were there the following day. The habitat was dense, knee-high vegetation in a drained fish pond and the low-lying overgrown field nearby. A single bird was found in dense vegetation along Bob Kidd Lake near Prairie Grove on October 22, 1984.