In the southern parts of this bird's range, its older name, "Pine-woods Sparrow," is more appropriate since it dwells in open stretches of pines with grass and scattered shrubs for ground cover. Farther north it is also commonly found in abandoned fields and pastures. Bachman's Sparrow spends much of the time feeding on the ground, where it is hard to see except when it mounts a bush or weed stalk to sing. Like many other sparrows, it feeds on insects such as crickets and beetles, and on seeds of grasses and sedges. The bird was named by Audubon for his close friend Dr. John Bachman (1790-1874), who discovered the species in South Carolina.

description 6" (15 cm). A dull-colored nondescript bird, streaked above, plain below, with buff breast.

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