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Three subspecies of one species, Ammospiza Maritima. One is extinct, the dusky seaside sparrow. The others are the seaside and Cape Sable seaside sparrows.
Like most sparrows, Seaside Sparrows live for about five years in the wild. Sometimes, they can live up to 13 years, like the last Dusky Seaside Sparrow.
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They were believed to be Rice Rats
The dusky seaside sparrow had many predators,including,snakes and cats,raccoons,and foxes.But the main reason for the loss of this race of the seaside sparrow was the loss of its habitat which were marshes near Titusville,Florida.The last one died in 1987.
Formerly the salt marshes around Titusville, Florida. Extinct for over 23 years.
The dusky seaside sparrow, Ammospiza Maritima Nigrescens, was the darkest subspecies of the seaside sparrow. Found only near Titusville, Florida, it was a resident of coastal marshes in the region. Habitat loss evidently doomed this subspecies, and it has been thought extinct since 1987, when the last ones died in captivity near Orlando. However, occasional reports of duskies do come in from time to time, and in 2011, what may have been the songs of singing male seaside sparrows were recorded from the marshes near Titusville. The dusky was the only seaside sparrow known to inhabit the region.
Sadly, the only place you can see a Dusky is in a few museums or photographs. (See the link below.) The Dusky seaside sparrow was a local subspecies of the seaside sparrow that lived in the salt marshes of the St. John's River and Merritt Island, Florida. Duskies rarely traveled more than two miles during their lifetimes, and by 1983 they were seriously depleted due primarily to DDT poisoning and habitat destruction. In late 1983 the last four living Dusky seaside sparrows were taken to Walt Disney World Resort, to continue crossbreeding and living out their days in a protected habitat on the Discovery Island nature reserve. The last one died on June 17, 1987 at the ripe old age of 8 years. Dusky seaside sparrows were declared extinct in December of 1990.
The address of the Seaside Public Library is: 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 97138 7817
The address of the Seaside Branch Library is: 550 Harcourt Ave., Seaside, 93955 4710
The address of the Seaside Museum And Historical Society is: 570 Necanicum Dr, Seaside, OR 97138