Marshall 1946 2. Meloqiza melodica April 7 Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Co., Calif- for salt drying & no good habitat for song sparrows left. Only extensive salicornia areas on Elkhor Slough that I saw were where Salicornia was very short - a habitat for Savannah Sparrows, but not Song Sp. Song Sparrows require dep salicornia & places where there are banks of sloughs - even feed under overhanging banks as at S San Francisco Marsh. tules cattails A C wilows, tules B E H Elkhorn Slough Moss Landing Mono Cogo Slough At least a dozen pairs santacruces in fresh-water marsh at A - singing & active. Several singing in deep salicornia at C & D but these flushed across to gardens or fresh-water marsh at A, therefore apparently didn't have actual territories established in