Steppie wrote in response to a query by Brenda -

>Savannah Sparrows are an incredibly abundant and widespread breeder all
>across subarctic North America and locally in the mountains of western
>North America. I believe most migrate at lower elevations, but a smaller
>number do move south along the mountains. So, I believe you correctly
>identified these little twits.

True. However, subject to the proviso that the ratio of pure knowledge of
birds between the valley floors and the higher mountains is staggeringly
huge. We really do have to get out of the valleys more often before we can
get a handle on higher-elevation bird migration.

- Jack


Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca