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Old Wednesday 13th October 2010, 06:23   #1
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Sparrow? - US - Seattle Washington

This looks like some sort of sparrow but I can't see which species this wing bar would go to. Taken today.

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Old Wednesday 13th October 2010, 06:57   #2
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Greetings,
It is one of the Zonotrichia sparrows - my guess is Golden Crowned.
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Yes, Golden-crowned Sparrow
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As with your other photo, this yellow patch, below the dark crownstripe shows nicely here......more intensely than your 2nd photo.
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