Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

WHEATEAR.

765. Saxicola ænanthe. 6 inches.

Range.—Alaska and accidental in Colorado, breeding in Asia. They nest in crevices of cliffs or in stone walls, building a rude nest of sticks and weeds, lined with hair and feathers. Their four or five eggs are a pale greenish blue (.90 × .60).