Lincoln's or Song Sparrow? (Mt. View, California) (1 Viewer)

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Oct 5, 2006

• #1

It is a toss-up for me. The tail seems quite short, but that could just be the angle the picture was taken.

 

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Progne Subis

Bird is the word...

• Oct 5, 2006

• #2

To me it seems like this is a darkly colored Song Sparrow. But then again, I'm not the best with sparrows with out a field guide immediately on hand.

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Oct 5, 2006

• #3

The Songs on the California Coast have (according to Sibley) "thick black streaks" and are considered "dark and contrasting overall."

 

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emupilot

Well-known member

• Oct 6, 2006

• #4

Yup, it's looks like the Song Sparrows I see in marshes near the bay. There are actually about 5 different subspecies in the Bay Area, although they look pretty similar.

 

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Oct 6, 2006

• #5

Song Sparrow it is - but they look REALLY different than the Song Sparrows in Maryland!

Thanks all.