Searching for sparrows in the Sky Islands

Searching for sparrows in the Sky Islands

Grassland restoration in Sonora, Mexico, helps to conserve North America’s bird life. The post Searching for sparrows in the Sky Islands appeared first on High Country News.

Searching for Sparrows in the Sky Islands

This story is co-published with High Country News.Biologists from Sky Island Alliance and Mexico's Commission of Natural Protected Areas set out for winter bird monitoring near Cananea, Sonora. (Photo courtesy of Sky Island Alliance)Subscribe nowOn a hillside above an oak-lined wash, 25 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border in the state of Sonora, a norteño ballad trumpeted from a portable speaker as Eduardo de los Colores sang along, swinging a…