Sage Thrasher at Malheur NWR, Oregon on 30 May, 2010 by Greg Gillson.[Click to read all Memorial Day weekend at Malheur posts.]
One of the most abundant birds in the sage scrub at Malheur is the Sage Thrasher.
Typcal high desert plants that make up the "sage" flats include: Big Sagebrush, Rabbitbrush, Shadscale, Greasewood, Bitterbrush, and others.
Sage Thrasher at Malheur NWR, Oregon on 30 May, 2010 by Greg Gillson.
