Yellowhead Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I could use a little help with this one. I'm not sure just what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane May Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I could be wrong but it looks to me like a Clay colored sparrow maybe??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Almquist Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Looking at my Sibley's guide it sure looks like a female House Finch because of the white on the end of the wing bars but the beak looks more like a Purple Finch but the eyebrow should have more white above it. It might be a juvenile and that is what is throwing us off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Looks like a song sparrow to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Almquist Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Boy do I ever stink at trying to figure out those sparrow species.To me there was no way that was a sparrow but after looking at the Sibley's that sure looks like a Song Sparrow. Good ID Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Well, I think it's right. Those sparrows can be tricky to ID, particularly from this angle. When I was learning my sparrows, I found it hard to know which field marks were important and which were not. Sparrows remain my weakest category of species ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pureinsanity Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I believe it is a sparrow as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnZ Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'm 100% with Steve on this one, it's a song sparrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhead Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks for all the feed back. LBB's (little brown birds) are always hard for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 We used to call them LBJs, or little brown jobs. Probably that was because I started birding just a few years after LBJ was president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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