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Species of the Month Bell’s Sage Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli

Species of the Month Bell’s Sage Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli. Jearu. Bell’s Sage Sparrow. Medium-sized sparrow with a round head, short bill, and long tail Has white eye ring, and black-and-white mustache Ranges throughout the western United States and northwestern Mexico

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Species of the Month Bell’s Sage Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli

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  1. Species of the Month Bell’s Sage Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli Jearu

  2. Bell’s Sage Sparrow • Medium-sized sparrow with a round head, short bill, and long tail • Has white eye ring, and black-and-white mustache • Ranges throughout the western United States and northwestern Mexico • Found in sagebrush habitat, saltbush, chamise, and other low shrubs of the arid west • When nesting in chaparral they prefer areas that have been thinned by recent fires • Diet is comprised of seeds and insects during the breeding season and mostly seeds in the non-breeding season

  3. Bell’s Sage Sparrow • Spend most of the time foraging on the ground underneath and within the shrubs. • Males will perch on the tops of shrubs to sing during breeding season • Nest in shrubs and occasionally will ground nest • Lay 1-4 eggs • Incubate from 10-16 days • Predators include ravens, snakes, ground squirrels and roadrunners

  4. Monitoring and Management • Monitor distribution at least once every 8 years • Maintain species presence and continued use at 75% of identified locations • Include in the MSHCP conservation Area 245,750 acres of suitable habitat • Include in the MSHCP Conservation Area at least 12 of the 14 Core areas and interconnecting Linkages • Monitoring objectives have been met for this species • Reserve assembly is ongoing • MSHCP conservation area includes at least 12 of the Core Areas called out for Bell’s sage sparrow

  5. Thank You Steven Mcsweeny

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