Tag: sparrow
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Windy Mountain Shrub Ecosystem Hike

With the leaf canopy of the big trees fill in and the baby Great Horned Owls fledged, my husband and I decided to take a hike in the foothills west of our house. This hike took us through the Mountain Shrub plant community — the boundary between the High Plains and the Ponderosa Pine plant…
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New Friends
We’ve had some new friends in the yard this week! A charming flock of chipping sparrows stopped by! I don’t remember seeing them before, but I suspect that is merely a reflection on my lack of recognition. Their name comes from the “chip! chip!” sound they make, which is the entirety of their song. Imagine…
