Please help ID - North Vancouver, BC (1 Viewer)

[Kanger]

Hi,

Is this bird a sparrow? What kind?

It was taken in Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver, BC. Adjacent to Vancouver harbour.
Its size was much larger than a chickadee - maybe 3 - 4 times larger.

 

[BenjiS]

I'm not an American birder - but from videos I've watched could it be a fox sparrow?

 

[qwerty5]

It's a Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow would have a bigger bill and blurrier streaking.

 

[Butty]

Its size was much larger than a chickadee - maybe 3 - 4 times larger.

Depends what you mean by 'larger'... Conventionally, overall length is used to compare birds' sizes (as any other measure is difficult to quantify and compare), and, on that basis, song sparrow is roughly 1¼ times the size of a chickadee. On top of that, judging the size of a lone bird is in any case notoriously unreliable.

 

[Kanger]

Depends what you mean by 'larger'... Conventionally, overall length is used to compare birds' sizes (as any other measure is difficult to quantify and compare), and, on that basis, song sparrow is roughly 1¼ times the size of a chickadee. On top of that, judging the size of a lone bird is in any case notoriously unreliable.

Thanks for the insight. I am a beginner birder and there is a lot to learn! Your advice is appreciated.

 

[Kanger]

I'm not an American birder - but from videos I've watched could it be a fox sparrow?

Wow, thanks for looking into this! It does look very to a fox sparrow. But my first guess was a song sparrow.

 

[Kanger]

It's a Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow would have a bigger bill and blurrier streaking.

That's what I thought! I've been looking to spot a song sparrow and I'm happy that I know I've spotted one now.

 

[KC Foggin]

Song Sparrow for me

 

[Kanger]

Song Sparrow for me

Great help. Thanks for sharing your opinion!