sage thrasher


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sage thrasher

n.
A grayish-brown songbird (Oreoscoptes montanus) that nests in sagebrush and cactus in dry regions of western North America.
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Key words: birds, passerine; Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri); Geographic Information Systems; habitat association model; Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris); Idaho, USA; landscape change; remote sensing; Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli); Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus); shrubsteppe; Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta); wildfire.
GHOSTS OF HABITATS PAST: CONTRIBUTION OF LANDSCAPE CHANGE TO CURRENT HABITATS USED BY SHRUBLAND BIRDS
There will be examples, among others, of veeries, sage thrashers, titmice, white-breasted nuthatch, white-crowned sparrows, Lincoln's sparrows, sooty grouse, grebes and curlews.
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY
Short-distance migrants, such as Bewick's wrens, sage sparrows, spotted towhees, and sage thrashers were present in the study area in late February when we began mist netting and used arroyos as wintering areas.
Associations of small migratory and resident birds with two scrub habitats during late winter and spring in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
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