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References

• American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. Check-list of North American Birds, 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
• Baicich, P., C. Harrison. 1997. A Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds. San Diego, CA: Natural World Academic Press.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes. 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79
• Beer, J. R., Frenzel L. D., & Hansen N. (1956). Minimum space requirements of some nesting passerine birds. Wilson Bulletin. 68, 200-209.
• Berger, A. J. (1951). Ten consecutive nests of a Song Sparrow. Wilson Bulletin. 63, 186-188.
• BirdLife International 2009. Melospiza melodia
• Dunn, J.L. and J. Alderfer. 2011. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
• Enrlich, P., D. Dobkin, D. Wheye. 1988. The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Inc..
• Fisher, C., J. Morlan. 1996. Birds of San Francisco and the Bay Area. Redmond, Washington: Lone Pine Press.
• Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259
• Kaufman, K. 1996. Lives of North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
• Klimkiewicz and Futcher (1987) Longevity records of North American birds: Coerbinae through Estrildidae. J Field Ornithol, 58:318-333.
• Phillips, J., P. Butler, P. Sharp. 1985. Physiological Strategies in Avian Biology. New York, NY: Chapman and Hall.
• Pyle, P. 1997. Identification Guide to North American Passerines Part 1.. Bolinas, CA: Slate Creek Press.
• Rising, J. 1984. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrow of the United States and Canada. San Diego, CA: The Academic Press.
• Ryser, F. 1985. Birds of the Great Basin: A Natural History. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press.