Another sparrow, Goose Island SP, TX (1 Viewer)

njlarsen

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• Mar 10, 2012

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I keep coming back to Vesper Sparrow on this one? (24 December 2011)

Niels

 

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ospr3y

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• Mar 10, 2012

• #2

With that poofy cheek pattern, I agree with Vesper.

 

The Falcon

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• Mar 10, 2012

• #3

Yes, it is a Vesper Sparrow.

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 10, 2012

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Thanks for the confirmation!

Niels

 

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Gretchen

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• Mar 10, 2012

• #5

lovely picture!!

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 11, 2012

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Thank you Gretchen, now uploaded to the gallery

Niels

 

JANJ

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• Mar 11, 2012

• #7

Fine looking Vesper Sparrow Niels as mentioned by others. The characteristic - for Vesper - rufous lesser coverts are slightly visible here (often hidden), the whitish unbroken eye-ring and whitish sub-moustachial stripe, the one between the dark stripe (malar stripe) on the sides of the throat and the dark moustachial stripe (lower edge of the auriculars) that curves and surrounds the lower edge of the auriculars, which together with the throat and fore supercilium being the palest area on the head.

http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/vesper_sparrow
http://www.rshantz.com/Animals/Birds/Sparrows/Vesper/Vesper.htm

JanJ

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 11, 2012

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Thanks Jan,
is it several year prior to this one that I last looked at any US sparrows, so even though I was 99% on it I wanted confirmation.

Niels