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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS) Viewer
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Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS) Viewer

Photo of a sparrowCape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS) Viewer

The Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS; Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) was originally listed as an endangered species in 1967. The current distribution is restricted to parts of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. There are six subpopulation areas, designated A through F.

Changes in habitat and hydrology threaten the CSSS with extinction, and efforts to protect and increase populations have been of limited success. The sparrows build their nests on the ground and up to 17 centimeters above ground in mixed marl prairie. For successful nesting, these short-hydroperiod prairies must remain mostly dry from March through July.

The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) provides daily water-depth surfaces for the freshwater Everglades from 1991 to present. The CSSS Viewer was developed to use these surfaces to estimate water depths in CSSS habitat on a daily basis.

Everglades restoration decision-makers can use the CSSS Viewer to assess habitat condition, manage water movement, and reduce flooding in these areas during the nesting season.

Please send any questions or comments to the EDEN Data Help.

Additional map information:

The CSSS Water-Depth Maps show daily EDEN water-depth surfaces on the 400m grid using the HAED digital elevation model (Jones et al., 2011).

Small portions of subpopulation areas B, C, and D are outside the EDEN model domain. Statistics calculated here only include areas within the domain.

Note that subpopulation A1 is a subarea contained completely within subpopulation AX.

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Select water depth date range:
Date range
Displayed water depth date:
  0/0/0000  
Dry count statistics:
For 2026-06-01
 ≥40% dryDHP
AX93 days0 days
A193 days0 days
B77 days16 days
C93 days0 days
D56 days37 days
E93 days0 days
F93 days0 days
Color scale: CSSS ramp Detailed

Nesting Season/Annual Statistics for Subpopulation Areas

Summary statistics for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow subpopulation areas. A CSV file of these statistics used in this application can be downloaded here.

Popup statistics graphs available: click column headings (e.g., "≥ 40") to view.



Nesting Season Statistics: Consecutive dry days

Percent of subpopulation areas dry during nesting season (March 1 through July 15) for at least 40 and 90 consecutive days.

 AX NestingA1 NestingB NestingC NestingD NestingE NestingF Nesting
Year
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
≥ 40
≥ 90
199190.1%1.4%100%5.5%100%32.3%100%82.6%97.2%19.5%100%27.9%100%78.8%
199265.7%41%100%74.5%95.2%90.7%100%100%97.6%80.9%100%99.1%100%100%
19935.7%0.4%0%0%78.1%60.1%98.7%97.5%72.8%58.5%91.8%62.4%100%100%
199434.2%8%53.9%10.5%94.6%73%96.2%82.2%56.5%22.8%99.7%70.2%100%100%
19950%0%0%0%70.4%44.7%98.7%89.8%58.1%20.3%46.2%19.1%100%99.3%
199637.1%9.8%80.8%22.1%79.1%42%100%43.2%88.2%34.1%82%48.9%100%86.8%
199734.3%21.4%62.7%34.9%86.5%55.1%100%81.4%94.3%70.7%98.6%35.4%100%100%
199838.2%8.6%85.9%27.8%87.5%47.5%98.3%95.3%58.1%17.5%95.8%44.7%100%100%
199950.8%15.2%100%32.8%100%71%100%100%100%72%100%79.6%100%100%
200046.3%21.4%100%60.2%90.2%73.4%100%93.6%80.1%50.4%97.2%64.6%100%100%
200187.6%53%100%100%100%99.9%100%100%100%89.8%100%99.4%100%100%
200278.7%42.3%100%92%99.7%62.3%100%100%100%71.1%98.9%58.8%100%100%
200351.7%6.1%95%10.5%41.2%25.5%96.6%51.3%34.6%24%64.3%23.2%100%7.3%
200462.7%46%100%95.8%100%92.9%100%100%98.4%85%100%89.3%100%100%
200566.6%41.3%100%93%99.7%80.7%100%100%78.9%62.2%100%92.9%100%100%
200665.2%48.4%100%100%98.5%44.4%100%92.8%85.8%63%100%63.2%100%100%
200744%16%97%32.2%90.4%36.1%100%93.6%71.5%22.8%97.8%36.5%100%100%
200871.2%38.4%100%88.2%100%70.9%100%99.2%93.9%31.7%100%73.4%100%100%
200979.1%32.1%100%77.3%100%65.9%100%83.5%100%27.2%100%16.6%100%100%
201045.7%19.3%97.5%46.1%77.9%58.4%100%94.1%56.1%32.5%84.6%65%100%58.9%
201179.5%69.2%100%100%100%99.1%100%100%100%93.5%100%100%100%100%
201264.9%20.8%100%57.5%98.3%23.4%100%6.4%82.9%0.8%99.4%8.2%100%36.4%
201350.7%2.4%100%5.9%74.9%13.4%100%7.2%65.9%2%93.4%0.2%100%100%
201474.2%36.1%100%77.9%94.9%68.6%100%100%91.1%55.7%99.2%74.1%100%100%
201559.3%47.9%100%100%96%30.8%100%97.5%87.8%6.5%100%45.1%100%100%
201614.1%5.7%54.1%21.9%69.6%32.9%46.6%3%11%3.7%19.4%6%2.6%0%
201762.8%47.2%100%98.9%79.8%69.5%100%100%76%62.6%92.3%79%100%100%
201858.4%1.5%100%2.3%78.7%18.4%100%12.3%77.2%5.7%85.6%5.5%100%78.8%
201945.8%34.1%99.8%84%62.6%55.5%100%100%61.4%41.1%87.6%79.9%100%100%
202074.8%35.4%100%54.7%87.3%24.5%100%16.1%80.5%14.2%100%26.5%100%10.6%
202169.2%36.9%100%99%80.4%41.1%100%25.8%71.5%31.3%79.6%27%100%87.4%
202230.9%13.8%93%48.2%45.9%34.5%97%19.1%43.9%11%32.6%7.1%100%43%
202337.8%3.6%96.4%10.9%79.3%17.6%93.2%54.2%38.6%0.8%41.7%14.9%96.7%9.3%
20246.9%0%27%0%36.7%5.1%88.6%3.8%8.1%0%7.1%0%80.8%0%
202561.5%41.4%100%97.9%89%30.9%100%77.5%82.9%22.8%76.6%26.5%100%100%


Annual Statistics: Non-consecutive hydroperiod

Percent of subpopulation areas with discontinuous hydroperiods during the calendar year of 0 to 89, 90 to 210, and > 210 days.

 AX AnnualA1 AnnualB AnnualC AnnualD AnnualE AnnualF Annual
Year
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
0 to 89
90 to 210
≥ 211
19910%24.8%75.2%0%61.5%38.5%27.4%50.7%21.9%91.9%8.1%0%12.6%57.7%29.7%35.7%59.4%4.9%94.7%5.3%0%
19920%38.4%61.6%0%88%12%26.8%56.9%16.4%91.5%8.5%0%32.9%44.3%22.8%32.6%67.2%0.2%100%0%0%
19930%0.6%99.4%0%0%100%34.8%26.9%38.3%44.1%54.7%1.3%8.5%52.4%39%31.2%34.5%34.3%92.7%7.3%0%
19940%6.9%93.1%0%14.1%85.9%20.9%52.2%26.9%16.1%80.1%3.8%3.7%51.6%44.7%4.9%75.4%19.7%68.2%31.8%0%
19950%0%100%0%0%100%6.4%31.2%62.4%8.5%50%41.5%0%5.7%94.3%0%5.5%94.5%49.7%27.2%23.2%
19960%0.2%99.8%0%0%100%32.8%27%40.1%57.2%41.5%1.3%5.7%52.4%41.9%17.4%26.3%56.3%88.7%11.3%0%
19970%6%94%0%20.2%79.8%18.7%30.8%50.5%14.4%85.6%0%3.7%54.9%41.5%7.4%28.2%64.4%88.7%11.3%0%
19980%2.2%97.8%0%6.3%93.7%25.1%13.8%61.1%59.3%33.1%7.6%6.5%19.9%73.6%14.6%16.5%69%94.7%5.3%0%
19990%0.2%99.8%0%0%100%24.5%22.1%53.4%8.5%80.1%11.4%2.8%29.3%67.9%2.7%31%66.3%55%44.4%0.7%
20001.3%14.5%84.2%3.2%43%53.7%32.7%27.7%39.6%8.1%91.9%0%4.1%45.9%50%19.4%29.3%51.3%94.7%5.3%0%
20010%41.7%58.3%0%97.1%2.9%25.2%63.8%11%8.1%91.9%0%3.7%78.5%17.9%13.9%80.1%6%83.4%16.6%0%
20020%11.2%88.8%0%36.2%63.8%26.7%29.7%43.6%23.3%76.7%0%9.3%52.4%38.2%13.2%25.1%61.8%84.1%15.9%0%
20030%10%90%0%32%68%21.3%25.2%53.5%8.9%80.1%11%4.1%41.9%54.1%6.3%25.2%68.5%6%66.9%27.2%
20040%9.3%90.7%0%29%71%36%34.2%29.7%41.1%58.9%0%31.3%31.3%37.4%19.9%32.3%47.8%88.1%11.9%0%
20050%12.3%87.7%0%34.5%65.5%23.3%58.1%18.6%2.5%96.6%0.8%2.8%59.3%37.8%3%58.3%38.7%3.3%96.7%0%
20060%13.1%86.9%0%42.9%57.1%29.1%47.2%23.7%85.2%14.8%0%25.6%45.5%28.9%29.6%32.3%38.1%100%0%0%
200712.6%25.1%62.3%33.7%56.4%9.9%29.3%40.9%29.8%64.8%35.2%0%5.3%58.9%35.8%37.3%33.4%29.3%100%0%0%
20080%50.4%49.6%0%100%0%29.5%55.9%14.6%3.4%96.6%0%3.7%73.2%23.2%1.6%96.1%2.4%15.9%84.1%0%
20090.4%12.7%86.9%0%40.8%59.2%23.3%33.2%43.5%2.5%62.7%34.7%3.7%26.4%69.9%5.2%24.3%70.5%49.7%50.3%0%
20100%23.3%76.7%0%64.2%35.8%27.2%26.7%46.1%10.2%89%0.8%3.3%38.2%58.5%10.2%38.6%51.3%18.5%81.5%0%
20117.8%30.4%61.8%25%69%6.1%32.3%42.1%25.6%30.9%69.1%0%13.8%56.1%30.1%27.1%58%14.9%95.4%4.6%0%
20120%12.9%87.1%0%45.7%54.3%17.9%20%62.1%0.8%23.3%75.8%0.4%6.5%93.1%0.2%17.2%82.6%0.7%73.5%25.8%
20130%7%93%0%27%73%20.8%20.8%58.5%1.7%56.4%41.9%2%23.2%74.8%1.4%17.4%81.2%2%91.4%6.6%
20142%16.6%81.4%6.3%47.2%46.5%39.9%16.8%43.3%37.7%58.5%3.8%5.7%25.2%69.1%24.6%21.5%53.9%74.2%25.8%0%
201512.2%34%53.8%35.2%64.6%0.2%31.3%42.2%26.5%79.7%20.3%0%14.6%50.4%35%34.3%51.3%14.4%100%0%0%
20160%3.5%96.5%0%13.5%86.5%18.3%17.9%63.8%0.8%8.1%91.1%0.4%3.3%96.3%0%6.7%93.3%0%28.5%71.5%
20170%17%83%0%55.2%44.8%9.4%43.7%47%0.4%96.6%3%0%30.9%69.1%0%42.5%57.5%0%100%0%
20180%12.9%87.1%0%49.7%50.3%18.6%17.3%64.1%2.5%19.1%78.4%1.6%2.8%95.5%0.3%7.1%92.6%10.6%77.5%11.9%
201910%16.1%73.9%36%46.1%17.9%22.9%26.6%50.5%14%55.9%30.1%2.8%24.8%72.4%10%29%61%49%51%0%
20200%27.3%72.7%0%81%19%7.4%33%59.6%0.4%33.9%65.7%0%8.5%91.5%0%24.1%75.9%0%86.1%13.9%
20214.1%11.4%84.6%16.2%35.8%48%17.8%14.8%67.4%0.8%14%85.2%0%3.7%96.3%0%16.1%83.9%0%68.2%31.8%
20220%11%89%0.2%42.5%57.3%19.3%20.4%60.3%3%17.4%79.7%2%1.6%96.3%1.1%7.8%91.1%23.2%44.4%32.5%
20230%4.5%95.5%0%17.9%82.110.7%16.1%73.2%0.8%27.1%72%0%3.7%96.3%0%8.3%91.7%3.3%18.5%78.1%
20240%0%100%0%0%100%8.9%15.7%75.4%0.8%16.9%82.2%0%0.8%99.2%0%1.6%98.4%15.2%47.7%37.1%
20257.4%23.1%69.5%29.3%65.9%4.8%25.3%28.4%46.3%36.9%59.3%3.8%3.7%32.9%63.4%18.5%40.3%41.2%89.4%10.6%0%


Annual Statistics: Mean four-year hydroperiod

Mean four-year hydroperiod (labeled by the year following a four year window, e.g., "1995" represents the span 1991-1994) and standard deviation.

 AXA1BCDEF
Year
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
Mean 4YHP
Mean 4YHP SD
1995285 days59 days256 days75 days153 days28 days72 days49 days188 days44 days138 days36 days29 days25 days
1996319 days53 days298 days80 days178 days49 days112 days66 days218 days64 days185 days88 days53 days46 days
1997339 days25 days322 days42 days185 days44 days126 days47 days234 days44 days208 days76 days57 days43 days
1998331 days28 days302 days49 days191 days41 days136 days44 days234 days44 days220 days69 days59 days41 days
1999332 days25 days298 days50 days200 days37 days127 days50 days242 days47 days237 days55 days48 days43 days
2000320 days14 days277 days23 days188 days27 days118 days35 days226 days33 days216 days28 days41 days30 days
2001312 days19 days256 days37 days185 days27 days133 days34 days231 days33 days212 days30 days42 days32 days
2002292 days43 days234 days56 days172 days38 days134 days34 days220 days48 days199 days44 days50 days34 days
2003280 days39 days220 days50 days166 days32 days140 days21 days200 days40 days196 days39 days57 days29 days
2004273 days32 days206 days31 days170 days35 days142 days22 days196 days33 days194 days38 days80 days68 days
2005269 days24 days209 days23 days162 days38 days130 days27 days177 days36 days189 days37 days84 days64 days
2006279 days10 days219 days8 days168 days36 days139 days35 days186 days33 days200 days30 days113 days76 days
2007281 days12 days218 days13 days160 days37 days126 days52 days180 days38 days188 days35 days106 days86 days
2008273 days29 days195 days47 days148 days24 days104 days52 days175 days34 days169 days36 days63 days80 days
2009263 days35 days183 days47 days147 days26 days110 days53 days183 days28 days168 days40 days78 days82 days
2010263 days37 days181 days45 days151 days29 days112 days56 days190 days38 days174 days47 days56 days58 days
2011264 days38 days176 days43 days160 days34 days129 days49 days211 days41 days186 days47 days82 days58 days
2012257 days37 days180 days35 days154 days34 days137 days36 days203 days45 days185 days45 days90 days44 days
2013269 days34 days190 days36 days171 days34 days160 days51 days224 days49 days204 days50 days109 days66 days
2014278 days40 days198 days45 days179 days37 days162 days53 days232 days50 days211 days54 days127 days66 days
2015274 days38 days197 days45 days172 days41 days154 days61 days229 days47 days204 days58 days112 days74 days
2016273 days39 days187 days63 days175 days37 days145 days74 days233 days42 days203 days61 days109 days78 days
2017287 days53 days205 days81 days184 days44 days163 days101 days252 days67 days225 days90 days128 days107 days
2018279 days52 days198 days80 days186 days51 days161 days101 days248 days68 days217 days91 days121 days106 days
2019284 days52 days201 days78 days204 days46 days196 days99 days263 days68 days242 days89 days142 days99 days
2020296 days40 days209 days66 days218 days31 days221 days61 days282 days45 days263 days60 days159 days75 days
2021276 days26 days184 days39 days215 days29 days207 days45 days268 days28 days241 days37 days140 days42 days
2022276 days24 days175 days36 days218 days24 days220 days40 days279 days21 days254 days33 days154 days45 days
2023282 days33 days180 days45 days221 days30 days222 days43 days285 days28 days262 days47 days158 days54 days
2024293 days32 days210 days43 days229 days28 days240 days21 days297 days20 days284 days37 days192 days46 days
2025316 days35 days247 days67 days242 days33 days249 days23 days311 days25 days308 days34 days193 days45 days
2026312 days41 days235 days85 days233 days42 days223 days65 days300 days44 days287 days70 days158 days87 days


Dry count statistics

Cumulative number of days between March 1st and July 15th that each CSSS subpopulation area is at least 40% dry (30% for AX). Discontinuous hydroperiod is the annual count of days that each CSSS subpopulation is >60% wet (>70% for AX).

 AXA1BCDEF
Year ≥30% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP ≥40% dryDHP
199180 days214 days 86 days197 days 95 days135 days 137 days12 days 88 days177 days 121 days111 days 137 days0 days
1992103 days202 days 111 days194 days 114 days127 days 123 days19 days 104 days102 days 114 days97 days 131 days6 days
19932 days362 days 0 days364 days 121 days117 days 136 days78 days 114 days161 days 114 days136 days 137 days2 days
199461 days304 days 62 days293 days 137 days138 days 137 days123 days 106 days188 days 137 days132 days 137 days39 days
19950 days365 days 0 days365 days 99 days221 days 112 days188 days 86 days276 days 57 days308 days 125 days51 days
199658 days307 days 85 days280 days 104 days124 days 111 days62 days 96 days184 days 111 days191 days 137 days6 days
199791 days273 days 100 days231 days 93 days186 days 99 days150 days 93 days187 days 90 days216 days 133 days4 days
199865 days300 days 86 days272 days 114 days212 days 137 days58 days 88 days263 days 97 days248 days 137 days2 days
199975 days290 days 86 days280 days 100 days192 days 124 days147 days 106 days232 days 110 days229 days 137 days46 days
200085 days280 days 126 days189 days 134 days112 days 134 days144 days 130 days179 days 125 days176 days 137 days23 days
2001128 days182 days 131 days175 days 137 days139 days 137 days140 days 137 days145 days 137 days157 days 137 days49 days
2002100 days234 days 102 days217 days 104 days143 days 107 days120 days 103 days140 days 106 days210 days 128 days9 days
200388 days235 days 88 days219 days 85 days143 days 99 days145 days 95 days196 days 86 days220 days 89 days186 days
2004122 days194 days 133 days221 days 137 days101 days 137 days96 days 137 days108 days 137 days182 days 137 days35 days
200599 days230 days 101 days208 days 111 days144 days 109 days178 days 103 days174 days 111 days195 days 111 days187 days
2006110 days255 days 124 days209 days 105 days115 days 133 days66 days 127 days105 days 127 days110 days 134 days12 days
200792 days183 days 105 days107 days 94 days142 days 117 days53 days 90 days159 days 102 days110 days 137 days0 days
2008116 days189 days 134 days171 days 137 days103 days 137 days134 days 127 days148 days 125 days164 days 137 days115 days
200991 days254 days 108 days211 days 93 days183 days 97 days179 days 86 days221 days 87 days226 days 130 days53 days
201088 days237 days 110 days171 days 125 days135 days 112 days138 days 116 days201 days 94 days187 days 110 days122 days
2011122 days194 days 125 days136 days 133 days115 days 137 days96 days 133 days155 days 131 days133 days 137 days32 days
201282 days251 days 105 days204 days 70 days221 days 79 days219 days 64 days241 days 74 days231 days 88 days188 days
201363 days292 days 87 days240 days 75 days205 days 89 days199 days 89 days229 days 83 days244 days 106 days150 days
2014115 days250 days 137 days159 days 119 days89 days 137 days99 days 122 days231 days 124 days184 days 137 days45 days
2015137 days139 days 137 days101 days 132 days118 days 137 days58 days 130 days133 days 137 days105 days 137 days25 days
20166 days359 days 74 days285 days 103 days226 days 69 days279 days 20 days345 days 0 days365 days 23 days274 days
201798 days240 days 98 days208 days 103 days203 days 115 days191 days 105 days224 days 99 days216 days 137 days122 days
201870 days260 days 85 days198 days 81 days231 days 90 days252 days 70 days295 days 74 days291 days 137 days129 days
2019101 days219 days 137 days95 days 107 days184 days 129 days153 days 105 days246 days 105 days220 days 131 days77 days
2020124 days214 days 137 days167 days 99 days211 days 95 days217 days 81 days284 days 89 days236 days 115 days185 days
2021112 days245 days 134 days182 days 123 days236 days 108 days232 days 96 days269 days 87 days250 days 127 days168 days
202259 days306 days 106 days192 days 88 days198 days 90 days273 days 66 days299 days 32 days333 days 118 days117 days
202378 days287 days 85 days254 days 83 days223 days 100 days220 days 61 days296 days 66 days299 days 89 days248 days
202412 days353 days 34 days331 days 57 days284 days 68 days271 days 21 days344 days 19 days346 days 100 days150 days
2025120 days228 days 137 days101 days 125 days147 days 137 days96 days 119 days223 days 126 days135 days 137 days29 days
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Last updated: June 02, 2026 06:57 PM (BJM)