Page 34 - Black Range Naturalist, Vol. 2, No. 1
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Species like Curve-billed Thrasher, Canyon Towhee, House Sparrow, and European Starling are generally present throughout the period, although their numbers can vary quite a bit - except the House Sparrow, which is usually quite numerous. The White-crowned Sparrow is present in numbers until the very warmest months.
Chipping Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, and White-throated Sparrow are generally birds of cooler weather and are absent during the summer.
Hermit and Swainson’s Thrush are sometimes present during the colder months.
The Harris’s Sparrow sightings appear to be two separate individuals, visiting five years apart.
The tanagers (Summer and Western ) arrive in mid- April, and in two years a hybrid between the two species was present in the yard for several days.





























































































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