McCown's Longspur (Calcarius mccownii), Lake Cochise, Willcox, Cochise County

This McCown's Longspur was discovered and photographed by Tom Johnson on 29 February 2012.

Formerly regular in small numbers in the Sulfur Springs and San Rafael Valleys of SE Arizona, this species appears to have decreased in recent years.

This individual was a single male, seen with >200 Chestnut-collared Longspurs. It has a black chest bar and a stouter pink bill, and also shows obviously rusty median coverts.

29 February 2012, photo by Tom Johnson

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