Chipping or Clay-Colored Sparrow (1 Viewer)

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AidenD

Well-known member

• Sep 23, 2017

• #1

This bird was seen today at a Marina in Barnegat Bay, Ocean County, NJ. Is it a Clay-Colored? Or just a Chipping? I have a few more photos (Though not great) if necessary.
https://imgur.com/a/HMOwe

 

Last edited: Sep 23, 2017

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Sep 23, 2017

• #2

Seems like a Clay-colored to me- pale lores, dark moustachial etc.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

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• Sep 23, 2017

• #3

I'm leaning towards Clay-colored as after magnifying the image I see no black eye line going from eye to beak.

 

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Dancat

Well-known member

• Sep 23, 2017

• #4

I had a Clay-colored this morning at Island Beach State Park. Anywhere near there?

 

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birdmeister

Well-known member

• Sep 23, 2017

• #5

Another for Clay-colored Sparrow. The obvious pale gray on the neck sides struck me as quite different from Chipping.

 

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AidenD

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• Sep 23, 2017

• #6

Dancat said:

I had a Clay-colored this morning at Island Beach State Park. Anywhere near there?

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At the Bayshore Drive Impoundments looking for the Wood Storks, though I was unsuccessful, it was nice to see a Tricolored Heron.

 

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Dancat

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2017

• #7

AidenD said:

At the Bayshore Drive Impoundments looking for the Wood Storks, though I was unsuccessful, it was nice to see a Tricolored Heron.

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The Clay-colored and Tricolored are good consolation prizes. I got the Storks in Barnegat after missing the bird in Sandy Hook. Probably won't be long before another pops up somewhere.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Sep 24, 2017

• #8

I think it is a Clay-colored Sparrow too.