The Biology of a Desert Apparition: Le Conte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)

Studies of Western Birds No. 2. Le Conte's Thrasher is found in the hottest and driest deserts of the American Southwest and adjacent Mexico. The author spent years studying this shy, poorly-known species banding 350 color-marked birds in Maricopa, California. A detailed discussion of this thrasher's distribution, ecology and conservation is followed by a thorough study of its general life history.