Harris's Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721082/179974375
This first winter Harris’s Sparrow passed through Calgary in mid-October on its migration south to wintering grounds in southcentral USA. This individual was seen at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in that city in southern Alberta, Canada. It is perched on the shrubby plant known as Wolf Willow or Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata), which has a characteristic sweet smell and gave its name to a famous book by Wallace Stegner "Wolf Willow: A History, a Story, and a Memory of the Last Plains Frontier." Harris's Sparrow has a breeding range entirely within northern Canada, but only a few tough out a Canuck winter.
Harris's Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22721082/179974375
This first winter Harris’s Sparrow passed through Calgary in mid-October on its migration south to wintering grounds in southcentral USA. This individual was seen at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in that city in southern Alberta, Canada. It is perched on the shrubby plant known as Wolf Willow or Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata), which has a characteristic sweet smell and gave its name to a famous book by Wallace Stegner "Wolf Willow: A History, a Story, and a Memory of the Last Plains Frontier." Harris's Sparrow has a breeding range entirely within northern Canada, but only a few tough out a Canuck winter.