Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, 5.75 in / 14.6 cm. COMMON. Nests in damp, dense, brushy areas in sunny clearings, such as willow or alder thickets, margins of bogs. Winters in grassy patches around brush and trees, often near water.

South of Santa Gertrudis Lane, Juan Bautista De Anza Trail, Santa Cruz River, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), Oregon Junco, Junco hyemalis thurberi, 6.25 in. / 15.88 cm. COMMON and widespread in open coniferous or mixed woods with patches of open ground and brush.

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City and County, Utah, United States.

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Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus, 7.25 in / 18.42 cm. COMMON in arid, brushy habitats.

Juan Bautista De Anza Trail, Santa Cruz River, Carmen, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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Abert's Towhee, Melozone aberti, 9.5 in / 24.13 cm. COMMON in dense riparian brush, mostly at lower elevations.

San Cayetano Wildlife Preserve, Juan Bautista De Anza Trail, Santa Cruz River, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis, 5.75 in / 14.61 cm. UNCOMMON and local in flat, low-elevation mesquite grasslands with sparse vegetation and some cactus.

Juan Bautista De Anza Trail, Carmen-Tumacacori, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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