cypresscreek Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Taken today in Southern Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 The first photo looks like a House Sparrow. All of the rest are Lark Sparrow. There some of the coolest looking North American Sparrows (other than longspurs) in my opinion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 26 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: There some of the coolest looking North American Sparrows (other than longspurs) in my opinion. I personally have a thing for the subtle beauty of those sneaky little ammodramus/ammospiza dudes... especially Le Conte's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypresscreek Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 It was mentioned to me the first bird might be a Brewer's sparrow. Happy to get a clarification. So many sparrows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, cypresscreek said: It was mentioned to me the first bird might be a Brewer's sparrow. Happy to get a clarification. So many sparrows! It may be one, it would make more sense that one of them is in this habitat, I just would think that a Brewers would have a white eye-ring, which I don't see on this bird. Also this bird has a plain gray cheek, which seems better for House Sparrow. Edited May 19, 2020 by Connor Cochrane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, cypresscreek said: It was mentioned to me the first bird might be a Brewer's sparrow. Happy to get a clarification. So many sparrows! Brewer's Sparrow has a much finer, more delicate bill. The heavy bill on your bird alone should indicate that it's not a new world sparrow but in fact an old world one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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