Wrens

Pacific Wren – PAWR (previously Winter Wren)

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A Pacific Wren  flies to its nest with food for its mate and three hungry babies.

Cactus Wren – CAWR

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A Cactus Wren approaches its nest of young with a juicy grasshopper.

 

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Blackbirds

 

Yellow-headed Blackbird – YHBL

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A male Yellow-headed Blackbird tends to his young.

Red-winged Blackbird

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A male Red-winged Blackbird makes a rare visit to its tipsy nest to check out two nestlings.

 

 

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Cardinals, Salvatores, Allies

Black-headed Grosbeak – BHGR

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A male Black-headed Grosbeak attends to feeding its young.

Lazuli Bunting – LABU

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A male Lazuli Bunting attends to his family.

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A pair of Lazuli Bunting tend to a young family.

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Emberizids – Towhees, Sparrows

Spotted Towhee – SPTO

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A Spotted Towhee feeds the remaining two fledglings.

Chipping Sparrow – CHSP

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A Chipping Sparrow visits her newly-hatched young.

Song Sparrow – SOSP

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A Song Sparrow feeds a protein-rich diet of chum fry to its babies.

White-crowned Sparrow – WCSP

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A White-crowned Sparrow exits the nest in full flight.

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