Why are these Arizona Birds Nesting in Minnesota? (Abert's Towhee)

Описание: A pair of Abert's Towhees appear to be nesting in...Minnesota?? These Southwestern specialty birds somehow managed to find themselves in the Midwest and there's a lot of debate about how they got there. We talk with Minnesota birder Matthew Thompson about all the possibilities and what it was like to see these birds so far out of their native range.

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Credits

Abert's Towhee Photos by Matthew Thompson at 7:05, 7:21, 7:36

Abert's Towhee in cover photo by Laura Wolf (Edited, CC by 2.0)
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Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
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Minnesota outline and question mark from Creazilla.com

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

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