The grasshopper sparrow, a modest creature that inhabits the prairies of the central and southern parts of Florida, is considered the most endangered bird in the continental U.S. Scientists are working to save it from extinction.
The survival of the Florida grasshopper sparrow is in doubt, but the scientists who are working to help the species refuse to give up.The Avon Park Air Force Range, in central Florida, is a noisy place. Most weeks, American pilots practice dropping bombs and firing rockets there, turning old Humvees into clouds of scrap metal and smoke.
Birds that nest on or near the ground—like the Cape Sable seaside sparrow and the grasshopper sparrow—are especially vulnerable. Grasshopper sparrows can fly, but they spend most of their lives on the ground, nesting in clumps of tall grass. This provides easy access to the insects that they eat . As more and more people moved to Florida, their habitat—in the prairies that used to cover much of the state south of Orlando—gave way to shopping centers and housing tracts.
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