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Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
The Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) is a nesting bird of open sagebrush plains of the montane western United States. It winters in the southwestern U.S. and into Mexico. The shot here was taken at Fort Hancock, Hudspeth Co., Texas, in December, 1996, with a Canon T-90 and FD 400mm F/4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film.
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Co. Rd 48 near La Liendre,
San Miguel Co., New Mexico
18 August 2015
Lat 35.4573, Lon -105.0578
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
near Texline,
Dallam Co., Texas
8 February 2018

This bird was on the Texas/Oklahoma line; observed in both states. Unfortunately, the bird was mostly backlighted.