Springfield

History

Springfield was founded around 1996 as a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement of very conservative Mennonites, who mainly live in the United States. These Mennonites, that belong to the Noah Hoover branch of Old Order Mennonites, are in many outward aspects similar to Old Order Amish, but clearly distinct from them. Norris Hall, a photojournalist who in 2011 made a photo documentary about the people of Springfield, erroneously refers to them as "Amish".

Most-observed species

• Spot-breasted Wren

  Pheugopedius maculipectus (Lafresnaye, 1845) · Aves
  11,558
• Melodious Blackbird

  Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) · Aves
  10,731
• Brown Jay

  Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
  9,757
• Red-lored Parrot

  Amazona autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,026
• Social Flycatcher

  Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
  8,961
• Morelet's Seedeater

  Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
  8,274
• Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

  Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
  7,996
• Clay-colored Thrush

  Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
  7,993