Editing LeConte's sparrow (section)

===Reproduction===
[[Mating]] can start as early as late April but peaks in mid-May.<ref name="Manitoba Naturalists"/> Males will sing from the cover of dense grasses, perched on tall grass or in flight.<ref name="Audubon Encyclopedia"/> Clutches range from two to six eggs with four being the most common.<ref name="Audubon Encyclopedia"/> [[Avian incubation|Incubation]] is done solely by the female, though both parents aid in feeding.<ref name=Alsop/> Incubation lasts an average of 11–13 days.<ref name="Audubon Encyclopedia"/> [[Hatchling]]s are [[altricial]] with dull brown [[Down feather|downy]] patches.<ref name=Cornell/><ref name="Baicich Harrison">Baicich, P.J. and C. J. Harrison. (1997). ''A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds Second Edition''. Natural World Academic Press.</ref> Pairs will have one or two broods per year.<ref name=Alsop/> Due to the secretive nature of this bird little is known about the period of time between hatching and [[Fledge|fledging]].<ref name="Baicich Harrison"/>

====Nest====
[[Bird nest|Nests]] are built by the female and are [[cup nest|cup]] shaped, made from fine grasses and lined with soft grass and [[hair]].<ref name=Cornell/><ref name="Baicich Harrison"/> They are usually attached to standing grasses or [[Cyperaceae|sedges]] and are built on or close to the ground.<ref name="Audubon Encyclopedia"/><ref name="Baicich Harrison"/> Their nests are often [[Parasitism|parasitized]] by [[brown-headed cowbird]]s (''Molothrus ater'').<ref name="Audubon Encyclopedia"/>

====Eggs====
[[bird egg|Eggs]] are 18 X 14&nbsp;mm long and are [[Ellipse|sub elliptical]] in shape.<ref name="Baicich Harrison"/> Eggs are white with undertones of green, grey or blue; covered in fine brown dots, speckles or splotches usually clustered near large end of egg.<ref name="Baicich Harrison"/>