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Male White-collared Seedeater, San Ygnacio, Texas, 3/05. |
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Singing male White-collared Seedeater, San Ygnacio, Texas, 3/05. |
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Olive Sparrow, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Olive Sparrow, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Olive Sparrow, Sabal Palms NWR, Texas, 4/04. |
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Green-tailed Towhee, Las Animas County, Colorado, 6/03. |
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Green-tailed Towhee, Grand County, Colorado, 6/03. |
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Green-tailed Towhee, San Pedro River, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Head detail, Green-tailed Towhee, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's
Chico Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County, Colorado, 5/12/02.
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Spotted Towhee, Canyonlands, Utah, 3/04. |
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Spotted Towhee, Canyonlands, Utah, 3/04. |
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Head detail, Spotted Towhee, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's
Chico Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County, Colorado, 5/12/02.
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Female Eastern Towhee, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/23/05. |
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Female Eastern Towhee, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/23/05. |
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Female Eastern Towhee (probably hatch-year bird), Larimer County,
Colorado, 1/31/04. The bird was visiting a feeder at a private foothills
residence. |
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Different angle of the female Eastern Towhee, Larimer County, Colorado,
1/31/04. |
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Singing male Eastern Towhee, Burnett County, Wisconsin, 6/03. |
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Canyon Towhee, Pueblo County, Colorado, 11/05. |
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Canyon Towhee, Pueblo County, Colorado, 11/24/02. |
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Canyon Towhee, Pueblo County, Colorado, 11/24/02. |
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Abert's Towhee, San Pedro River, Arizona, 3/03. |
Rufous-winged Sparrow, Tucson, Arizona, 8/06.
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Rufous-winged Sparrow, Catalina State Park, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Botteri's Sparrow, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, 7/03. |
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow, French Joe Canyon, Arizona, 7/03. |
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American Tree Sparrow, Douglas County, Colorado, 12/05. |
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American Tree Sparrow, Douglas County, Colorado, 12/05. |
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American Tree Sparrow, Douglas County, Colorado, 12/05. |
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American Tree Sparrow, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/04. |
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Chipping Sparrow, Salineno, Texas, 3/05. |
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Chipping Sparrow, Burnett County, Wisconsin, 6/04. |
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Chipping Sparrow, Burnett County, Wisconsin, 6/04. |
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Chipping Sparrow, Moffat County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Clay-colored Sparrows, Kiowa County, Colorado, 5/05. |
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Clay-colored Sparrow, Burnett County,
Wisconsin, 6/04. |
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Clay-colored Sparrow, Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo County, Colorado,
5/03. |
Brewer's Sparrow, Grand County, Colorado, 7/07.
This bird's location above timberline, large bill, and song are potentially
suggestive of "Timberline Sparrow", although in-hand metrics
may be necessary to decide this either way. |
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Brewer's Sparrow, Jackson County, Colorado, 6/03. |
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Field Sparrow, Boulder Community Gardens, 12/10/02. |
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Field Sparrow, Boulder Community Gardens, 12/10/02. |
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Field Sparrow, Boulder Community Gardens, 12/10/02. |
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Vesper Sparrow, Pawnee National Grasslands, Weld County,
Colorado. |
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Singing Vesper Sparrow, Dowdy Draw, Boulder County,
Colorado. |
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Lark Sparrow, Yuma County, Colorado, 7/05. |
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Lark Sparrow, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's Chico
Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County, Colorado, 5/12/02. |
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Head detail, Lark Sparrow, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's
Chico Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County, Colorado, 5/12/02.
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Black-throated Sparrows, Florida Wash, Arizona,
8/06.
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Singing Black-throated Sparrow, French Joe Canyon, Arizona, 7/03. |
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An unexpected Sage Sparrow, Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, Colorado,
4/10/05. |
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Sage Sparrow, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, 11/04. |
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Sage Sparrow, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, 11/04. |
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Sage Sparrow, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, 11/04. |
Male Lark Bunting, Weld County, Colorado, 7/07.
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Male Lark Bunting, Weld County, Colorado, 7/06. |
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Female Lark Bunting with her catch, Cheyenne County, Colorado, 7/05. |
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Juvenile Lark Bunting, Sedgwick County, Colorado, 6/04. |
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Male Lark Bunting, our Colorado State Bird. Sedgwick
County, Colorado, 6/04. |
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Composite photo of Savannah Sparrow landing on a mullen stalk, Boulder
County, Colorado, 6/06. |
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Savannah Sparrow, Tawas Point, MI, 5/05. |
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Savannah Sparrow, Tawas Point, MI, 5/05. |
Grasshopper Sparrow, Yuma County, Colorado, 10/06.
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Grasshopper Sparrow, Morgan County, Colorado, 5/04. |
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Singing Grasshopper Sparrow, Morgan County, Colorado, 5/04. |
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LeConte's Sparrow, Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis County, Minnesota. |
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LeConte's Sparrow, Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis County, Minnesota. |
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Heislerville,
NJ, 5/06. |
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Seaside Sparrow, Cape May, NJ, 5/06.
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Seaside Sparrow, Cedar Island NWR, North Carolina, 6/04.
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"Sooty" Fox Sparrow, Bottle Beach, Washington, 9/05. |
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Yuma County, Colorado,
1/07 (Found by Glenn Walbek on the Bonny CBC.) This form of Fox Sparrow
is very rare on Colorado's Eastern Plains at any time, particularly
in winter.
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Singing Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored form), Boulder County, Colorado,7/04.
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Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored form), Boulder County, Colorado,7/04.
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Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored form), Park County, Colorado,
6/03. |
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"Pacific" Song Sparrow, Tacoma, Washington, 9/05. |
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Singing Song Sparrow, Weld County, Colorado, 5/03. |
Lincoln's Sparrows, Gilpin County, Colorado,
7/06.
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Salineno, Texas, 3/05. |
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Frontera Audubon, Texas, 3/05. |
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Boulder County, Colorado, 7/04. |
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 7/03. |
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Lincoln's Sparrow, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 7/03. |
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Swamp Sparrow, Hayden Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin,
6/03. |
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Swamp Sparrow, Hayden Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin. |
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White-throated Sparrow, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM,
11/21/04. |
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White-throated Sparrow, Loveland Ski area, Clear Creek
County, Colorado (10,600 feet!), 12/30/02. I think this is juvenile
or female plumage, tan-striped morph. |
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Another shot of the White-throated Sparrow.
Apparently there is only one other high-elevation record of this species
in Colorado. I don't blame it for puffing up- the temperature was about
9° F!! |
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White-throated Sparrow (white-striped morph), Douglas
County, Wisconsin. |
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White-throated Sparrow (white-striped morph), Douglas
County, Wisconsin. Note the insects in bill that it is bringing back
to the nest. |
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Harris's Sparrow, El Paso County, Colorado, 4/07. Really good Chico
Basin bird!! |
Harris's Sparrow, Yuma County, Colorado, 10/06.
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Harris's Sparrow, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Aurora, Colorado, 3/2/02.
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1st-winter Golden-crowned Sparrow, Boulder County,
Colorado, 12/28/06.
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Adult alternate Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano
County, Colorado, 5/8/05. |
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Adult alternate Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano
County, Colorado, 5/8/05. |
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Juvenile Yellow-eyed Junco, Portal, Arizona, 7/03. |
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Yellow-eyed Junco, Beatty's Orchard, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. |
McCown's Longspur in flight, Weld County, Colorado,
7/06. |
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McCown's Longspur flight photo composites, Weld County, Colorado,
7/06.
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McCown's Longspur, Pawnee National Grasslands, Weld County, Colorado,
5/05. |
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McCown's Longspur, Pawnee National Grasslands, Weld
County, Colorado, 5/05. |
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McCown's Longspur, Pawnee National Grasslands, Weld
County, Colorado, 4/05. |
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Lapland Longspur, St. Louis County, Minnesota, 10/04. |
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Lapland Longspur, St. Louis County, Minnesota, 10/04. |
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Lapland Longspur, Adams County, Colorado, 2/04. |
Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland,
Weld County, Colorado, 4/07.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland, Weld County,
Colorado, 4/05.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland, Weld County,
Colorado, 4/05.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland, Weld County,
Colorado, 4/05.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland, Weld County,
Colorado, 4/05.
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Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pawnee National Grassland, Weld County,
Colorado, 4/05.
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Snow Bunting, Superior, Wisconsin, 10/04. |
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Snow Bunting showing me its rear end, Superior, Wisconsin, 10/04. |
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Snow Bunting, Superior, Wisconsin, 10/04. Note the gathered lady
beetles, which the birds were gorging on. |
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Snow Bunting, Superior, Wisconsin, 10/04. |
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Male Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Frontera Audubon, Texas, 3/05. |
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Female Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Female Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Male Northern Cardinal, Barr Lake State Park, Adams County, Colorado,
4/05. |
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Male Northern Cardinal, Salineno, Texas, 3/05. |
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Male Northern Cardinal, Salineno, Texas, 3/05. |
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Female Northern Cardinal, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Female Northern Cardinal, Salineno, Texas, 3/05. |
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Female Pyrrhuloxia, Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico, 11/05. |
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Male Pyrrhuloxia, Salineno, Texas, 5/04. |
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Male Pyrrhuloxia, El Canelo Ranch, Texas, 5/04. |
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Female Pyrrhuloxia, Catalina State Park, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Male Pyrrhuloxia, Catalina State Park, Arizona, 3/03. (Darn branch!!) |
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Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Tawas Point, MI, 5/05. |
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Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Tawas Point, MI, 5/05. |
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Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Tawas Point, MI, 5/05. |
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Black-headed Grosbeak, Mesa County, Colorado, 5/07. |
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Immature Black-headed Grosbeak, Chaffee County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Male Black-headed Grosbeak, Portal, Arizona, 7/03. |
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Immature Black-headed Grosbeak, Portal, Arizona, 7/03.
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Blue Grosbeaks, Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico,
8/06.
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Adult male Blue Grosbeak, Chatfield State Park, Jefferson
County, Colorado, 8/04. |
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Hatch-year female (?) Blue Grosbeak, Chatfield State Park, Jefferson
County, Colorado, 8/04. |
Male Lazuli Bunting, Moffat County, Colorado,
5/07. |
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Female Lazuli Bunting, Moffat County, Colorado, 5/07. |
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Female Lazuli Bunting, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's
Chico Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County, Colorado, 5/12/02.
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Wing detail, Female Lazuli Bunting, Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory's Chico Basin Ranch banding station, El Paso County,
Colorado, 5/12/02. |
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Male Indigo Bunting, Burnett County, Wisconsin, 6/03. |
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Male Indigo Bunting, Burnett County, Wisconsin, 6/03. |
Male Varied Bunting, Florida Wash, Arizona, 8/06.
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Male Varied Bunting, Madera Canyon, Arizona, 8/03. |
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Male Varied Bunting on blooming ocotillo, Madera Canyon, Arizona,
8/03. |
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Male Painted Bunting, Erie, Boulder County, Colorado, 5/9/05. |
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Male Painted Bunting, S. Padre Island, Texas, 4/04. |
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House Sparrows, Boulder County, Colorado, 10/06. |
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House Sparrow nestlings, Boulder, Colorado, 7/05. |
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House Sparrow nestlings, Boulder, Colorado, 7/05. |
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Male House Sparrow, Longmont, Colorado, 3/05. |
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House Sparrow Pair, Longmont, Colorado, 3/05. |
