Movements and Migration

Natal Philopatry and Dispersal

Information needed.

Adult Fidelity to Breeding Site

Territories of adults appear to be held across seasons. In the Front Range of Colorado, one male color-banded in 1993 sang in response to playback song recordings in the same location through the winter of 1994 (SLJ, JSD), and another pair was observed to maintain a territory across years, from 2011 to 2012 (NW, LB).

Sedentary species, generally considered nonmigratory. Some individuals may withdraw in winter from high elevations and may wander locally during winter (68 McCaskie, G. P., R. DeBenedictis, R. Erickson, and J. Morlan (1988). Birds of Northern California, an Annotated Field List. Second edition. Golden Gate Audubon Society, Berkeley, CA, USA. Close ). Individuals may roam far out along desert washes in Arizona, especially after heavy mountain snows (60 Phillips, A. R., J. T. Marshall Jr., and G. B. Monson (1964). The Birds of Arizona. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, USA. Close ).