floraphile Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 (edited) 20 Oct 2021 Cape May NJ I need a crash course in sparrow ID. 1. 2. 3. 4. UFO 5. Song 6. Song 7. ? 8. ? 9. ? 10. Song 11. White-throated 12. ? 13. UFO 14. ? 15. Song 16. ? Edited October 22 by floraphile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 1-2. Song 3. Swamp 4. Another Swamp?? 5. Song 6-7. Swamp 8. Song 9. Swamp 10. Song 11. White-throated 12. Probably Song 13. Sparrow sp. 14. Grasshopper/LeConte’s/thing 15. Savannah 16. Swamp. Nice photo! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: 1-2. Song 3. Swamp 4. Another Swamp?? 5. Song 6-7. Swamp 8. Song 9. Swamp 10. Song 11. White-throated 12. Probably Song 13. Sparrow sp. 14. Grasshopper/LeConte’s/thing 15. Savannah 16. Swamp. Nice photo! I agree with all, except maybe 4 being a Dark eyed Junco? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Kevin said: I agree with all, except maybe 4 being a Dark eyed Junco? looks like maybe a gray-headed. never mind. there is no white in the tail. Edited October 22 by kansabirdguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 37 minutes ago, Kevin said: Dark eyed Junco? 9 minutes ago, kansabirdguy said: looks like maybe a gray-headed. As far as I know, it’s all solid Slate-colored in NJ, which this bird definitely is not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 @floraphile #14 is Grasshopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 13 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: As far as I know, it’s all solid Slate-colored in NJ, which this bird definitely is not. didn't look at where these pics were taken. good point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 3 hours ago, floraphile said: 13. UFO The color pattern on this bird makes it seem like it should be easy… but it’s not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 14 is a Savannah, LeConte's and Grasshopper Sparrows look quite a bit different in both plumage and structure, plus habitat would be weird, and LeConte's in particular would be a really good bird for the state. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Also 4 is a Swamp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 #13 Looks Field-ish to me, but as I proved earlier, I am no good with blurry sparrow pics (and probably no good with a lot of good pics too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 (edited) 2 minutes ago, kansabirdguy said: #13 Looks Field-ish to me, but as I proved earlier, I am no good with blurry sparrow pics (and probably no good with a lot of good pics too). 13 is Song/Swamp simply due to how dark and reddish it is, probably not identifiable It's not spizella, those are more dainty, longer tailed, and less dark/reddish Edited October 22 by Hasan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 5 minutes ago, Hasan said: 13 is Song/Swamp simply due to how dark and reddish it is, probably not identifiable It's not spizella, those are more dainty, longer tailed, and less dark/reddish ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 @floraphile Please limit ID questions to 5 per post. One or two is even better. It gets very overwhelming, at least for me, to find out which bird the comments are talking about, etc. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 4 hours ago, Seanbirds said: 16. Swamp. Nice photo! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 1 hour ago, Hasan said: 14 is a Savannah, LeConte's and Grasshopper Sparrows look quite a bit different in both plumage and structure, plus habitat would be weird, and LeConte's in particular would be a really good bird for the state. 1 hour ago, Hasan said: 13 is Song/Swamp simply due to how dark and reddish it is, probably not identifiable It's not spizella, those are more dainty, longer tailed, and less dark/reddish Agreed on both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 40 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: @floraphile Please limit ID questions to 5 per post. One or two is even better. It gets very overwhelming, at least for me, to find out which bird the comments are talking about, etc. Sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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