New World Sparrows in Michigan
Our list for Michigan has 10 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 7 summer visitors and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Michigan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made