Obligate meadow and grassland birds like Sprague's Pipit, Henslow's Sparrow, Greater and Lesser Prairie Chicken, Mountain Plover, Dickcissel, Bobolink, Upland Sandpiper, Northern Bobwhite, Grasshopper Sparrow are only a few examples of birds that have suffered and (continue to suffer) steep declines mainly due to dramatic losses of habitat to agriculture.