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	All About Birds
		Appropriately named, the Snow Bunting is a bird of the high Arctic and snowy winter fields.
		The male Snow Bunting returns to its high Arctic breeding grounds in early April, when temperatures can still dip as low as -30° C (-22° F) and snow still covers most of the ground.
		The male wears off all of the feather tips by actively rubbing them on snow, and he is immaculate white and jet fl by the time breeding begins.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Snow_Bunting.html (399 words)

	ADW: Plectrophenax nivalis: Information
		Snow buntings are found in both the nearctic and palearctic regions, including northern Europe, Russia, and Canada from early April to mid-September.
		Snow buntings are most commonly identified by their distinct white wings; in fact it is these wings that lend them the name "snowflakes".
		The primary predators of snow buntings are arctic foxes and snowy owls.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Plectrophenax_nivalis.html (1267 words)

	Information on Snow bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen coerulescens) is varied with grayish brown and bluish gray, with the wing quills fl and the head and upper part of the neck white.
		Snow pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus, native of the lofty mountains of Asia.
		Snow pigeon (Zool.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota) native of the Himalaya mountains.
	www.wkonline.com /d/Snow_bunting.html (523 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Snow Bunting, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Food.--The deep snows of the low arctic are a great obstacle to the buntings moving northward in spring, and many observers have noted the difficulties the birds encounter in their search for food.
		Snow Buntings are necessarily very light sleepers; when caged, they are said to be always awake and moving, when approached in the night.
		Enemies.--Probably the snow buntings' greatest foe in spring is the elements.
	birdsbybent.com /ch91-100/snobunting.html (8553 words)

	Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Snow Bunting was hunted for food, and it is still considered a delicacy by some.
		Snow Buntings begin arriving on their breeding grounds in April, but the peak appears to be in May and June.
		Snow Buntings are usually seen at Whitefish Point on the beach where they forage among sparse ground cover or they are heard migrating overhead.
	www.wpbo.org /featured/bunting/index.html (1031 words)

	Fifty Point's Bird of the Week #3 - Snow Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Snow Buntings are just one of the many bird species that breed thousands of kilometers away, yet are regular visitors to Fifty Point in the winter.
		In the winter, buntings are primarily seed eaters and the plants in the parking lot have been holding their seeds waiting for the birds to return.
		Snow Buntings may be found at Fifty Point from November until March in flocks of males, females and juveniles.
	www.hamrca.on.ca /parks/visit/birdoftheweek3.asp (633 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Snow Bunting, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		Food.--The deep snows of the low arctic are a great obstacle to the buntings moving northward in spring, and many observers have noted the difficulties the birds encounter in their search for food.
		Snow Buntings are necessarily very light sleepers; when caged, they are said to be always awake and moving, when approached in the night.
		Enemies.--Probably the snow buntings' greatest foe in spring is the elements.
	www.birdsbybent.com /ch91-100/snobunting.html (8553 words)

	Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota Profile - Snow Bunting: Minnesota DNR
		Snow buntings are commonly seen in fields of grass or grain stubble in western and southwestern Minnesota.
		Snow buntings feed and roost on the ground; they rarely perch in trees.
		Snow buntings tuck their mossy nests into cracks and cavities in rocks, out of reach of foxes, owls, and other predators.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /volunteer/novdec03/mpsnowbunting.html (385 words)

	Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
		For many years, throughout the short winter days, large flocks of snow buntings were a feature in the Yarmouth area.
		Flying, snow buntings live up to their name, for they look almost pure white.
		This was impossible terrain for siting nets, but by the next month the buntings had exhausted food supplies on the beach and began alternating between a salicornia-covered mud-flat and ploughed land.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/snow-bunting.htm (459 words)

	Snow Bunting
		Snow Buntings breed throughout the tundra regions in the northern hemisphere.
		Snow Buntings spend the night in the open in shallow depressions, occasionally receiving a cover of snow.
		Description: Snow Buntings are unmistakable medium sized sparrows (6.5 to 7.5 inches in length), with white underparts and striking fl-and-white wings.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /snow_bunting_info.htm (601 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Beth Girdler's Snow Bunting Column
		Snow buntings on the wing are always a beautiful sight.
		Also nicknamed "snowflake," snow buntings prompt me to think of the other animals with which they share their breeding grounds - polar bears, Arctic foxes, snowy owls, snow geese, and Arctic terns to name a few.
		Just as we know winter is here to stay at the sight of our first flock of snow buntings, their return to the Arctic signifies the approaching spring to people of the north.
	www.tomifobia.com /girdler/snow_buntings.html (551 words)

	Snow Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Snow Bunting is easiest to distinguish in flight with its large white wing patches and characteristic calls.
		The Snow Bunting is one of two species of birds that often receives the nickname "Snowbird." Snow Buntings are an Arctic reproducing family of winter birds.
		During open winters when snow fall is light they stay on the seaside low lands throughout this period and, because such regions are far off from humans, few people know of their presence.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/35286 (890 words)

	BirdForum - View Single Post - Bird Of The Week
		Appropriately named, the Snow Bunting is a bird of the high Arctic and snowy winter fields.
		Although breeding and nonbreeding males look quite different, the Snow Bunting has only one molt each year and no true "Alternate Plumage." After the molt in the late summer the male looks brownish with a brown and fl striped back.
		The male wears off all of the feather tips by actively rubbing them on snow, and he is immaculate white and jet fl by the time breeding begins.
	www.birdforum.net /showpost.php?p=290883&postcount=15 (410 words)

	AllRefer.com - bunting (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		bunting, common name for small, plump birds of the family Fringillidae (finch family).
		European buntings include the corn, snow, and cirl buntings, the yellowhammer, and the ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), which is caught and fattened as a table delicacy.
		Buntings are also called sparrows in the United States.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/bunting.html (155 words)

	Paghat's Garden: Crocus chrysanthus 'Snow Bunting'
		In some places the snow buntings fly down to sea level from their mountain breeding areas, arriving in coastal towns in great numbers as early as November, & lingering until January or February, or about the same time the snow crocuses are in bloom.
		The Snow Bunting Crocus is an heirloom introduced to gardening in 1914, & was a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
		Though Snow Crocuses are in general regarded as the first of the spring bulbs, they would be more accurately regarded late winter bloomers.
	www.paghat.com /crocussnowbunting.html (480 words)

	Wildlife Radio Spot Script - Forest Service, Alaska Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		In winter, the McKay’s Bunting is found along the Bering Sea coast from St. Michael to Nushagak Bay, Nunivak Island, and along the Alaska Peninsula to Cold Bay.
		The McKay’s Bunting is a close relative to the Snow Bunting.
		The McKay’s Bunting is mostly white except for some fl on its inner wing, fl wing tips, and fl tips of the central tail feathers.
	www.fs.fed.us /r10/ro/educators/radio_shows/mckays_bunting.html (353 words)

	Audubon WatchList - McKay's Bunting
		It has never been closely studied, but is is thought to share many behavioral and ecological characteristics with the Snow Bunting, from which it is believed to have evolved.
		This species closely resembles Snow Bunting in all plumages, but is whiter overall.
		Feeding habits are thought to be similar to Snow Bunting, which in winter consumes seeds from weeds and grasses, and in summer has a mixed diet of seeds, buds, and insects.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=134 (455 words)

	BUNTING - Definition
		bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[ae]}).
		Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E.
		American species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes or Po[oe]cetes gramineus}); the fl-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/bunting (148 words)

	Backyard Birds of Winter in Nova Scotia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Snow Bunting is one of two species of birds that often receives the nickname "Snowbird".
		Snow Buntings are extremely hardy birds and are not much bothered by cold temperatures.
		Snow Buntings are mostly white with fl wings and small rusty-brown patches on their bead and body.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/winbirds/colour/c40.htm (301 words)

	Snow Bunting at Clifton Court Forebay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Snow Bunting of Clifton Court Forebay, Contra Costa county, Calif.
		For almost 3 weeks this bunting was observed almost daily (if not daily) on and near the levee, often associating with American Pipits.
		The 'Snow' portion of the name refers to their early arrival to the Arctic, when snow may still be on the ground.
	home.earthlink.net /~akira_s/Temp/SnowBunting.htm (227 words)

	LookSmart - Snow Bunting or Plectrophenax nivalis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Study large color image of single snow bunting on pebbled foreshore taken by bird club member on small island off the western coast of England.
		Get to recognize color and patterns of snow buntings with this set of color images taken by members of UK bird club.
		Absorb records of sightings of the snow bunting near UK town that demonstrates conclusively that the species is, indeed, a rare visitor.
	www.looksmart.com /eus1/eus317836/eus317914/eus146762/eus225900/eus928288/eus10061504/eus10242313/r?l&pin=011121x2de76f8e168debe7bd1& (329 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - snow bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Bunting, common name for a number of members of a family of passerine birds.
		Restricted to Eurasia and Africa, the true buntings include the...
		Snow, transparent ice crystals formed around dust or other small particulates in the atmosphere when water vapor condenses at temperatures below the...
	encarta.msn.com /snow+bunting.html (161 words)

	Snow Bunting, 50birds.com
		This distribution in this map may be in laditudes too low to represent the breeding season for Snow Buntings.
		Forced south not by the severe cold and deep snow cover so much as the deprivation of its food source, moving northward again as early as February.
		The Snow Bunting nestbox has a 5" by 5" floor, 8" inside ceiling, 1 3/4" diameter entrance hole located 6" below the roof and ventilation openings.
	www.50birds.com /BPSnowBunting.htm (328 words)

	* Snow Bunting - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking `snowy' plumages.
		The Snow Bunting is a winter visitor to South Dakota.
		Outside of the breeding season, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches form large flocks, and may flock with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, or Horned Larks.
	www.bestknows.com /bird/snow_bunting.html (275 words)

	Snow Lark-Bunting
		The Snow Buntings enter the eastern portions of the Union sometimes early in November, and remain in such parts as suit them best until the month of March.
		They now and then alight on trees, frequently on fences, and sometimes on the roofs of low buildings, in such compact bodies or continued lines, as to render it easy for the sportsman who may be inclined to shoot them, to procure a great number at once.
		To such places I have thought that the Snow Buntings endeavour to return each successive winter, unless compelled by the weather to proceed still farther south.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F15_G1d.html (909 words)

	Snow Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		3 Snow Buntings at Pett during the winter period 2003 / 2004.
		2 Snow Buntings on Cooden Beach during the winter period of 2002 / 2003.
		Snow Bunting at Selsey West Fields on November 17, 2002.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /sussex.birder/Sussex%20Snow%20Bunting.htm (36 words)

	Snow Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The "Snow" portion of the name refers to their early arrival to the Arctic, when snow may still be on the ground.
		Snow Buntings are ground birds of open fields and tundra.
		Snow Buntings eat insects, spiders, seeds of grasses and forbs, buds and also leaves in spring.
	www.nps.gov /gaar/Expanded/key_values/natural_resources/birds/bird_descriptions/snow_bunting.htm (542 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Snow Bunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		When seen in flight they are usually in loose flocks drifting over the countryside like scattered snowflakes, often mingled with Horned Larks, from which they are distinguishable by their lighter colours and the large area of white on their wings.
		The buntings moult their buff and white winter plumage during their journey north.
		By the time they reach the treeless wastes of the arctic tundra to breed under the glare of continuous daylight, their plumage has changed to a sharply contrasting fl and white.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0386.htm (393 words)

	* Snow Bunting - (Animals): Definition
		The ptarmigan, dotterel and snow bunting, found in Scotland, are truly associated with these alpine environments...
		Also found are the snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis of the far north, which is largely white-plumaged and migrates to temperate Europe in the winter...
		or nonpareil (Passerina ciris), with showy red, blue, and green plumage; the hardy snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), whose winter plumage is white marked with light brown on the head and sides...
	en.mimi.hu /animals/snow_bunting.html (186 words)

	The RSPB: Snow bunting
		Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking `snowy' plumages.
		Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a fl mantle and wing tips.
		Flock of snow buntings in flight - Graham Catley
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/s/snowbunting (377 words)

	Finland
		Wild goose, swan, ptarmigan, snow bunting, and golden plover nest throughout northern Finland.
		Precipitation (including snow and rain) averages about 460 mm (about 18 in) in the north and 710 mm (28 in) in the south.
		Light snow covers the ground for four or five months a year in the south and about seven months in the north.
	www.ovayonda.biz /lodging/country/fi.html (485 words)

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