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We analyzed the diet of Baird’s Sparrow ( Ammodramus bairdii ) and Grasshopper Sparrow ( A .  savannarum ) in three different sites and sampling periods across the Chihuahuan Desert in northern Mexico. DNA from seeds in regurgitated stomach contents was sequenced using NGS technology and identified with a barcoding approach using the P6 loop of the  trnL  intron as genetic marker. During each sampling period, we collected random soil samples to estimate seed availability in the soil seed bank. Due to the variability and size of the genetic marker, the resolution was limited to a family level resolution for taxonomic classification of seeds, but in several cases a genus level was achieved. Diets contained a high diversity of seeds but were dominated by a limited number of genera/families. Seeds from Panicoideae (from the genera  Panicum ,  Setaria ,  Eriochloa ,  Botriochloa , and  Hackelochloa ) contributed for the largest part to the diets (53 ± 19%), followed by  Bouteloua  (10 ± 12%). Depending on the site and sampling period, other important seeds in the diets were Eragrostideae,  Pleuraphis , Asteraceae,  Verbena , and  Amaranthus . The most abundant seeds were not always preferred.  Aristida  and  Chloris  were common in the soil seed bank but these seeds were avoided by both bird species. Baird’s and Grasshopper sparrows did not differ in seed preferences. This work highlights the importance of range management practices that favor seed production of Panicoideae and  Bouteloua  grasses to enhance winter habitat use and survival of Baird’s and Grasshopper sparrows in the Chihuahuan Desert.

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Molecular analysis of stomach contents reveals important grass seeds in the winter diet of Baird's and Grasshopper sparrows, two declining grassland bird species