Jefferson #100 Savannah Sparrow
Saturday, February 1st, 2025My life list for Jefferson Parish is embarrassingly low given that it’s where I grew up. Part of that is that the East Bank where I lived doesn’t have a lot of good habitat, even compared to adjacent Orleans Parish. If I ever get down to Grand Isle, I should pick up a bunch of species, but for now it’s been a slog of chasing one or two species at a time. Last week there were maybe three I could have gotten without crossing the river. I tried for two and found one after a couple of tries: Savannah Sparrow.
I found this one on the last morning of my trip at the Bucktown Marina, which is rapidly developing into a really nice hot spot with some good habitat. It is a shame that most of the rest of the Jefferson Parish lakefront has been mowed into oblivion. It had far more interesting brushy habitat when I was living there last century. Who else remembers Mr. Walter’s Park? I never did find out who Mr. Walters was. Now I wish I had met him.
