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Snow Bunting
A circumpolar bird that breeds in northern Canada and northern Alaska, but winters south to Oregon and as far south as the Carolinas. They area a common, hardy breeder of far northern tundra. Plumage changes twice a year: once by molt, once by wear.
The breeding male is unmistakable. Black and white wings are conspicuous in flight in both males and females year-round. Kenn Kaufman cautions they can be confused with white albinos of other species. They are gregarious and often flock with Horned Larks and longspurs in winter. They feed on ground in open country.
During winter and in migration, they are found on shores, especially sand dunes and beaches, in weedy fields, and grain stubble, along roadsides, often in large flocks with Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks.
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