What type of Sparrow (1 Viewer)

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49bentley

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #1

Can someone please identify these sparrows. Taken in Sep in Ste-Adele Quebec.
Thanks
Chris

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #2

All Song, except #3, for which I'd go for White-throated.

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #3

Thanks Jim. I really find these guys tough to id.

 

RudiJG1

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #4

#3 could be a Swamp Sparrow in formative plumage; this bird doesn't have the clearly defined whitish throat that White-throated typically shows.

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #5

Thanks Wayne. That would be a first for me. Can anyone else confirm or add to this?

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #6

White-throated and Swamp can be tough to separate sometimes, but that would be an unusually long tail for a Swamp Sparrow. Was the photo taken in a wetland or near water?

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #7

Thanks Jim.

 

RudiJG1

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #8

Jim M. said:

White-throated and Swamp can be tough to separate sometimes, but that would be an unusually long tail for a Swamp Sparrow. Was the photo taken in a wetland or near water?

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That is a really long tail, agreed.

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 5, 2020

• #9

Thanks Wayne. Maybe I'll get a Swamp Sparrow next time...lol.