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BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO 
State Records. —From its far Canadian breeding grounds, the- Western Tree 
Sparrow comes south and occurs in New Mexico during the winter. It is one of the 
latest migrants and although seen at Corona, October 10-25, 1902 (Gaut), rarely 
reaches the State before the middle of November. It was seen at Aztec, December 
3-9,1893, and Albuquerque, January 11,1894 (Loring); 25 were seen at Albuquerque, 
December 25, 1902; the first flock was seen at Currumpa, January 17, 1894, and other 
Copyright by H. & E. Pittman 
Fig. 127. Western Tree Sparrow 
On a leafless tree in winter 
flocks two days later (Seton); it is common at Shiprock (Gilman), and extends its 
range at least as far south as Las Vegas, December, 1882 (Batchelder), and Albu¬ 
querque November 18, 1900 (Birtwell). 
It remains in the State only a short time, returning northward in March. It 
was noted at Las Vegas to March 17, 1902 (Atkins).—W. W. Cooke. 
