Sparrow ID Lanacster Co Ne (1 Viewer)

Tero

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• Apr 7, 2020

• #1

From Sep 2017. A reviewer is questionging my ID. It's been 2 years, but I do see a problem with the bill. I have it as Henslow's, which is seen in summer in spot in our county, in Omaha and in NE Kansas corner. it definitely does not show up North of us in our state.


https://ebird.org/checklist/S39418915

 

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Tero

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• Apr 7, 2020

• #2

I searched for juvenile Henslow's by Google, there was not much, but this
https://wsobirds.org/images/atlas/SATPM4JuvenileBirdID42016.pdf

The bill appears to be the same size as the adult. Then I searched a juvenile Le Conte's
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62833245@N04/10163780375/

that does have a sort of more beige color rather than the well known brighter color of Le Conte's.

 

Hamhed

Well-known member

• Apr 7, 2020

• #3

so, other possibilities would be Baird's or LeConte's?

Steve

 

Tero

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• Apr 7, 2020

• #4

Yes. But there are no records of Baird's this far East in the state since 1990.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Apr 7, 2020

• #5

Looking at Sibley and with zero field experience of any of these birds, it looks like a juvenile Le Conte's to me.

 

Tero

Retired

• Apr 7, 2020

• #6

OK. I already have the adult from that area. The Henslow's record is now gone. I put it as sparrow sp.