gstacks Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Today near Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Quite a tricky bird, but it appears to be a Clay-colored Sparrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalarope713 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I’d go with Brewer’s for this one. Doesn’t look contrasty enough in the face and rather drab overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Phalarope713 said: I’d go with Brewer’s for this one. Doesn’t look contrasty enough in the face and rather drab overall. Brewer's doesn't have a clean gray nape. If it's not a Clay-colored it's a Chipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I like Brewer’s as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Benjamin said: Brewer's doesn't have a clean gray nape. If it's not a Clay-colored it's a Chipping. Brewer’s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalarope713 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, Benjamin said: Brewer's doesn't have a clean gray nape. If it's not a Clay-colored it's a Chipping. Definitely not a Chipping, which would have dark lores. I don’t think the nape is actually “clean;” in the second photo you can see a bit of brownish intrusion on the nape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Just now, Phalarope713 said: Definitely not a Chipping, which would have dark lores. I don’t think the nape is actually “clean;” in the second photo you can see a bit of brownish intrusion on the nape. Hmm... Perhaps. Brewer's certainly makes sense in terms of the rest of the plumage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban snipe Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 What's the breast spot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP48 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Looks like an injury to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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