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White-crowned Sparrows



This is just an observation that some of us regular birders in the Henderson 
County area have noted this winter.  It seems White-crowned Sparrow numbers 
have dipped this year in the French Broad/Mills River valley.  Last year they 
were quite common and the vast majority of them were juveniles.  This year, 
while still easily found, numbers are much reduced and the vast majority of 
birds are adults.  Makes you wonder what may have happened to the birds in 
their breeding range.  Or maybe there's some other dynamic going on???  Just 
curious.  Other sparrow species numbers seem unchanged from normal.
Marilyn Westphal
Hendersonville, NC
mjwestphal@unca.edu