NPSpecies

A fairly common summer resident in sagebrush-dominated Great Basin desertscrub. It occurs extensively on the Coconino Plateau, Hualapai tribal lands, and on the Arizona Strip. Elsewhere in the region it is a fairly common spring and fall migrant, with spring migrants occurring through 27 May and the first fall migrants appearing as early as 11 Aug. There are three winter records, all from along the river: one was RM 5.2 on 12 Jan 1998 (Charles T. LaRue, Nikolle L. Brown), 25 were at RM -3 on 13 Feb 1998 (Charles T. LaRue, Christine E. Goetze), and two were at RM 56.1 on 19 Feb 1998 (Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue, Nikolle L. Brown). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

Sparrow (Spizella breweri) * Brewer’s Sparrow is a fairly common summer resident in sagebrush-dominated Great Basin desertscrub. It occurs extensively on the Coconino Plateau, Hualapai tribal lands, and on the Arizona Strip. Elsewhere in the region it is a fairly common spring and fall migrant, with spring migrants occurring through 27 May and the first fall migrants appearing as early as 11 Aug. There are three winter records, all from along the river: one was RM 5.2 on 12 Jan 1998 (Charles T. LaRue, Nikolle L. Brown), 25 were at RM -3 on 13 Feb 1998 (Charles T. LaRue, Christine E. Goetze), and two were at RM 56.1 on 19 Feb 1998 (Roger K. Radd, Charles T. LaRue, Nikolle L. Brown). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.