Le Conte's Sparrow:
Ephemeral Jewel of the Northern Great Plains
By Larry D. Igl
Originally published in:
North Dakota Outdoors
(March 1999)
Official Publication of the
State Game and Fish Department
100 North Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501-5095
This resource is based on the following source (Northern Prairie Publication 1049):
Igl, Larry D. 1999. Le Conte's Sparrow: ephemeral jewel of the northern Great Plains. North Dakota Outdoors 61(8):10-13.This resource should be cited as:
Igl, Larry D. 1999. Le Conte's Sparrow: ephemeral jewel of the northern Great Plains. North Dakota Outdoors 61(8). Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/lespar/index.htm (Version 05MAY99).
Table of Contents
Figures
- Figure 1: CRP Bird Use Study Sites
- Figure 2: Distribution of Le Conte's Sparrow
- Figure 3: Species' Response to Moisture
- Figure 4: Le Conte's Sparrow Population Changes in Kidder County, N.D.
Larry D. Igl is an ecologist with the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown.
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