^A Sage sparrow in Allscale saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa).
These gray birds are fairly common permanent residents and breeders in Oasis Valley, although they wander about and sometimes are not around in summer as much. They favor transition shrubland of saltbush and rabbitbrush along the Amargosa River and spring wetlands, as well as far out into the creosote desert scrub uplands. In spring their songs can be heard in these habitats.
^In a colorful fall Coyote willow (Salix exigua) in a transition zone between saltbush and a marsh.
^This sparrow ate the drying seeds of an introduced weed, Halogeton.
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