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Monday 30th April 2012, 00:02
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which sparrow is more likely, CA USA?
last september, near the hetch hetchy resirvoir, i saw a pair of small, drab sparrows that i identified as brewer's sparrows. i am now unsure, and think that maybe they were first-winter chipping sparrows. can anyone shed some light on which is more common in that area?
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Monday 30th April 2012, 02:01
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Unless you are inthe SE corner of CA, go for the Chipper.
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Monday 30th April 2012, 02:16
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Brewer's breeds over large parts of eastern California and winters in the drier parts of southern California so it might very well be expected at Hetch Hetchy (which I have not yet visited). Do you have notes on/remember the head pattern?
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Monday 30th April 2012, 13:52
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