Sparrow ID (1 Viewer)

[Adamos]

Hello, Ive been seeing a couple of this bird for a while and wondered what it was. At first I thought it was just a Golden Crowned sparrow, but I compared the two and it was quite different than the Golden Crowns. Any idea what it is? I know its some kind of ground sparrow...

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[Adamos]

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[Adamos]

OK let me try this again looks like BF doesnt like photobucket...

 

[JANJ]

Adamos, 1st winter White-crowned Sparrow. Yellow bill = Pacific population.
JanJ

 

[Adamos]

Thank you very much.
Looks like the White Crowned population is doing much better than the Goldnen Crowned sparrows in that case.

 

[Terry O'Nolley]

Looks more like a White-crowned Sparrow to me. The very thin line behind the eye matches good with first winter WCS.