Full of life - a morning in the sagebrush

In July 2022, I spent a morning immersed in the life of a big sagebrush shrubland (Artemisia tridentata) near Silver City, Montana. This episode features the songs of vesper sparrows, Brewer's sparrows, and sage thrashers. A white-tailed jackrabbit shows up briefly. There are ladybugs of three species, spittlebugs, and investigations into the connections between these invertebrates and the sagebrush birds. So give it a listen - and then, next summer, I encourage you to spend a morning in the sagebrush, too! When the sun is rising and the Brewer's sparrows are singing, it's a magical place.