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. Shrikes r ~.~ Shrikes are relatively uncommon winter visitors to i 1. ,' - ~ the Williams Fork Mountains. No breeding records are ~ reported for shrikes in the Williams Fork Mountains. One loggerhead shrike, most likely a late migrant, was observed on the study site. , 1~ Starlings .. .-. Starlings, an introduced species well adapted to man's ~ ~' presence, is typically found in urban or agricultural areas. '~ A few were seen in the vicinity of the study site znd may r. occur in low numbers on the site. They are considered uncommon in the Williams Fork Mountains. ~ Vireos i No vireos were seen during the faunal surveys. Solitary and warbling vireos are sum.*ner residents in the Williams Fork Mountains and may nest,on the site. J Wood Warblers • At least five species of warblers are common summer residents in the Williams Fork [•iountains. However, no C~ warblers were seen during the faunal surveys. Orznge- crowned, Virginia's, and !•[acGillivray's warblers may breed in the oak shrub cover o£ the site. The yellow •E_ warbler and yellow-romped warbler require riparian habitats ..- and probably use the site only for foraging. ~~ Meadowlarks, Blackbirds Western meadowlarks were seen on the study site. Much 'L ~. of the regional meadowlark population is migratory, but small residual populations are found throughout the Williams Fork Mountains during winter. The xeric nature o° the site is poor breeding habitat for this species, although mesic ` meadows in F.ayden and Dowden Gulches provide limited nesting habitat. i~ L Large wintering flocks of Brewer's and red-winged blackbirds were observed in the Yamn_a River Valley. Neither species was seen in the vicinity of the study site, although low numbers of both species could be expected in Hayden and Dowden Gulches. They are year-round residents in the ~~ Williams Fork Mountains. Tanagers ,~ . Western tanagers are Sumner residents in the vicinity -~ ~[ ~ {~ ~s ~ F