Amphispiza belli
Video of singing Sage Sparrow (1.8 mb)
© Carol Davis
Sage Sparrow with neck feathers blowing in the wind near Clear Creek WMA in Millard County, Utah.
Though I normally go birding in this area the last of February, first of March, this was an ideal day to
go (but I failed to see the migrating mountain bluebirds I'm so used to seeing earlier in the month).
I never fail to find the sage sparrows in the same area each year. © Carol Davis, 3-19-2008
Sage Sparrows near Clear Creek in Millard County. © Carol Davis, 3-4-2006
These photos were taken during the annual Snow Goose Festival at Delta, Utah
I found a very informative site about sagebrush conservation. The photos show
a variety of nests found in vanishing sagebrush habitat and the birds who
rely on desert plants for their survival. We sometimes forget that
land that appears to be useless is, in fact, critical for
birds and animals that share our planet.
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