Sparrow ID - Central Ohio, U.S. (1 Viewer)

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prweasel

Well-known member

• Oct 24, 2006

• #1

OK, my Sparrow blindness has hit again. I get stumped on Sparrows.

I shot these three images in a park just north of Columbus, Ohio, over the weekend. Field Sparrow? Or something else?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

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johnruss

Well-known member

• Oct 24, 2006

• #2

I believe you have answered your own question. Field sparrow. I am not an expert on sparrows but the only others with the white eye ring don't fit and the stout pink bill is right.

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Oct 24, 2006

• #3

Field for me, too. Some nice shots!

 

Gillian_M

Birding since 2006!

• Oct 24, 2006

• #4

Beautiful pictures! :t:

As far as I'm aware, the field sparrow is the only sparrow with a white eyering and a pink bill. My field guides are at home, but I believe those two features are the key to identifying the field sparrow.

 

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buckskin hawk

Oklahoma Birder

• Oct 24, 2006

• #5

Field sparrows have a very easy song. The song has the rhythm of a ping pong ball dropping on the table.

 

Tero

Retired

• Oct 24, 2006

• #6

The third one is cool, you can see seeds.

 

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prweasel

Well-known member

• Oct 25, 2006

• #7

Thanks.

Thanks, everyone. I get shots of a lot of Sparrows but I'm not all that confident on IDs. I've got a bunch of bird images online at
http://www.pbase.com/hemlepp, but if I'm not completely sure of the ID I will post the photo here first for verification. You folks are great.

pat