The Harris’s Sparrow. A New Lifer For Me!

The Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) is usually only found in the south central plains of the United States in the winter and during migration.

This bird has been very rare in Shasta County having only been recorded here 16 times.

According to Cornell’s “Birds of the World,” the Harris’s Sparrow is listed as Near Threatened (NT) due to degradation of breeding habitat.

Luckily for me, a friend invited me over to his house where this bird has been visiting his feeders.