Breeding distribution of the Le Conte's Sparrow in the United States and Canada, based on Breeding Bird Survey data, 1985-1991.
Scale represents average number of individuals detected per route per year.
Map from Price, J., S. Droege, and A. Price, The Summer Atlas of North American Birds, Academic Press, 1995. Keys to management include providing suitable habitat and controlling succession. Habitat use varies widely by region and yearly moisture conditions. More recent studies have found Le Conte's Sparrows breeding in drier upland areas. A table near the end of the account lists the specific habitat characteristics for Le Conte's Sparrows by study.