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Passerina amoena
Residency: Summers in North part of state and winters in South.
Diet: Eats insects, seeds of grasses, wild oats and wild lettuce.
Predators: Adults are taken by Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawk, and domestic cats, eggs are taken by Black-billed Magpie, Common Crow, Common Raven, and snakes.
Nesting: Nest is made of dried grasses and forbs, lined with horsehair and fine grasses, placed in a thicket or tree, 1-10 ft. above ground. Eggs are 3-5 per clutch, light blue-white, 2-3 broods per year.
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Notes: Hybridizes with Indigo Bunting. Males may be polygynous.
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