Colorado Birder Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Hi all First two photos same bird--my initial hunch was Vesper ... your opinion? Thanks Gary These birds ... think right three are Chipping, the left bird is same species as above to me, opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Birder Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 Recent photos in Weld County, Colorado ... expected species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 The first two pics looks like a young Brewer's, as well as the left hand one in the 3rd. The others are young Chipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Wow. I saw what looks like the same species (top 2 pics) for the first time at my feeders yesterday. It stood out for me as I have never seen a bird with the 2 dark spots (1 under each side of the chin/malar area). and what seemed like a longer than usual tail. But I live in Western NC. Couldn't ID them. Edited August 31, 2018 by Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 It's Spizella time! Gary, for more fun with sparrows, I imagine Clay-colored Sparrows are migrating through your area these days too. Dan, Brewer's would be very unlikely in NC, I believe. Several sparrow species have those dark malar stripes. One where they're especially noticeable that has a long tail is Song Sparrow, though I'd expect that to have darker streaks than the Brewer's in these pictures. But Song Sparrows are very variable, and I've been wrong before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I was thinking Song Sparrow too. It did have darker breast streaks than these photos, but no dark breast spot which may be typical for Song Sparrow? New variety called the “Western NC Mountain Spotless Song Sparrow”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Dan said: I was thinking Song Sparrow too. It did have darker breast streaks than these photos, but no dark breast spot which may be typical for Song Sparrow? New variety called the “Western NC Mountain Spotless Song Sparrow”? The dark breast spot is not a reliable ID mark as some Song Sparrows lack the spot and other sparrow species can have it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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