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Sparrows, San Juan Is., Washington (1 Viewer)
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Robert / Seattle
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Hellow again, Brookie,...
#s 1-2: Savannah Sparrow
#3: White-crowned Sparrow, juvenile
Cheers,
Robert
#s 1-2: Savannah Sparrow
#3: White-crowned Sparrow, juvenile
Cheers,
Robert
logsaysned
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#3 I believe is a female-type Red-winged Blackbird. Its got that long pointy icterid bill, heavily streaked breast and slight yellow to lores, malar and throat.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Definitly go for Savannah Sparrow for the first two but I'll have to wait 'til I get home for the 3rd one. I'll be out in Vancouver later this week and hope to get out to the San Juans on the son-in-laws boat.
The Falcon
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I agree with the first two on Savannah Sparrow. The third is a female-type Red-winged Blackbird. Definitely not a Sparrow.
Robert / Seattle
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Good call, gents ...
Was a bit preoccupied reconciling plumage with sparrow types to have noticed the bill.
Female red-wing for #3 looks good to me as well.
Robert
Was a bit preoccupied reconciling plumage with sparrow types to have noticed the bill.
Female red-wing for #3 looks good to me as well.
Robert
Brookie
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Thanks all. This is a humbling activity.
I've got scads of pictures of females RWBs from the trip, and generally recall seeing them in the vicinity about the same time I was taking picture no. 3. I was convinced I had a sparrow at the time, though. Having just reviewed a number of comparisons on the web, I agree it's obviously an RWB.
Why Savannah over song for the other bird? Would you expect more grey in the face, or are there other field markers I'm missing. Thanks in advance for the education.
Best,
Joe
I've got scads of pictures of females RWBs from the trip, and generally recall seeing them in the vicinity about the same time I was taking picture no. 3. I was convinced I had a sparrow at the time, though. Having just reviewed a number of comparisons on the web, I agree it's obviously an RWB.
Why Savannah over song for the other bird? Would you expect more grey in the face, or are there other field markers I'm missing. Thanks in advance for the education.
Best,
Joe
cavan wood
Well-known member
Others may have more to add, but I see yellow in the lore, a light, slight bill, and fine streaking in the breast. It also lacks the stronger facial markings of most song sparrows (although they can often be quite strong on savannah as well)
Scott
Robert / Seattle
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Hey Brookie,
For me, it was the thin median crown stripe and faint yellowish "eyebrows". Also, the Pacific race of Song Sparrow is darker than than the bird pictured, with a good deal more rust/brown in it overall.
Robert
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