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Snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Photo by courneyajc
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Rusty brown with abundance of white and streaks of black on back tail and wings. Look for white wing patches.

Habitat:

Prairie,field areas as winter range, migrates to tundra in summer months

Notes:

Ground feeding species, often feeding at backyard bird feeders. Eats miscellaneous seeds.

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