The swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) generally forage on the ground near the water's edge, in shallow water or in marsh vegetation. Its preferred habitat includes freshwater marshes, wetlands, bogs, and margins along streams and ponds – also salt marshes – eastern North America and central Canada. The Swamp Sparrow has longer legs than other members of its genus; this adaptation allows it to wade in shallow water to forage. Unusually, it will stick its head under water to try to capture aquatic invertebrates.
