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A common summer resident of shrubby or brushy areas within a variety of habitats, including pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests, interior chaparral, and occasionally even higher mixed-conifer forests on the Kaibab Plateau. It is a common winter resident of similar shrubby habitats from pinyon-juniper woodlands down to the Colorado River where it is uncommon in winter. Spring migrants may continue through mid-May, and fall migrants begin to appear in early September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) * Spotted Towhee (formerly Rufous-sided Towhee) is a common summer resident of shrubby or brushy areas within a variety of habitats, including pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests, interior chaparral, and occasionally even higher mixed-conifer forests on the Kaibab Plateau. It is a common winter resident of similar shrubby habitats from pinyon-juniper woodlands down to the Colorado River where it is uncommon in winter. Spring migrants may continue through mid-May, and fall migrants begin to appear in early September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.