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Old Saturday 16th June 2012, 05:23   #1
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Song Sparrow? - Northern Cali

I saw this bird at Gold Bluffs Beach up in Northern California. Is this a song sparrow? I never got to see his chest to look for the distinctive black spot.


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Old Sunday 17th June 2012, 11:10   #2
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looks like a young bird, probably a Wren sp.
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Probably a Song Sparrow. Gray face with reddish crown look good. Bill is too deep for any wren.

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