flightman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) This sparrow, seen this morning in Lido Beach NY, has me puzzled. The yellow at the front of the eyebrow makes me think it is either a WTSP or a Savannah Sparrow but the head markings look rather drab for a WTSP and it doesn't have the breast streaks I'd expect on a Savannah. Edited September 23, 2020 by flightman left text out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 White-throated sparrow. I think this may be either a first winter bird, or a "tan-striped' adult. Are tan-striped and white-striped technically two different subspecies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightman Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of juveniles of many species here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, flightman said: Thanks. I'm seeing a lot of juveniles of many species here. It's that time of year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 17 hours ago, Avery said: White-throated sparrow. I think this may be either a first winter bird, or a "tan-striped' adult. Are tan-striped and white-striped technically two different subspecies? It is both an immature (NOT a juvenile, which look like this; please change the age associated with this photo in eBird) and a tan-striped morph. The white- and tan-striped morphs of White-throated Sparrow are no different from the color morphs in many buteo species, Reddish Egret, and Snow Goose. White-throated Sparrow exhibits what is termed a balanced polymorphism that is maintained because individuals of one morph (of either sex) prefer to pair with individuals of the other morph (see Sibley's summary). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightman Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks, I made the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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