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PalmWarbler Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 White-throated Sparrow. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Sorry - posted pic without message. Took this picture yesterday in back yard in Douglasville, GA. I think it may be a White-Throated Sparrow, because of the yellow markings and the, well, the white throat, lol...anyway, the coloring does not look like what I have seen in the past, so maybe this is an immature one or a female? Thank you. Bonnie Enriquez 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 OK, PalmWarbler, thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 White-throated Sparrow seconded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 For sure! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 We get two kinds of White-throated Sparrows here in Georgia, the normal ones, and the tan striped variety, so they can look a bit different. Not a different species, just a color morph. With White-throated Sparrows, males and females look the same. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Just now, meghann said: We get two kinds of White-throated Sparrows here in Georgia, the normal ones, and the tan striped variety, so they can look a bit different. Not a different species, just a color morph. With White-throated Sparrows, males and females look the same. Interestingly enough, those two color morphs have a cool dynamic. A male bird can be either morph, as can the female. But, a male tan-striped bird will prefer a female white-striped, and vice versa for breeding. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, Avery said: Interestingly enough, those two color morphs have a cool dynamic. A male bird can be either morph, as can the female. But, a male tan-striped bird will prefer a female white-striped, and vice versa for breeding. Huh, I didn’t know that. Very cool ! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thank you to all for the ID AND the additional information. I saw that SOMETHING was different! Thanks again! Bonnie Enriquez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 https://www.audubon.org/news/the-fascinating-and-complicated-sex-lives-white-throated-sparrows Now that I know what to research, I found this article that goes into detail about this. Thanks to all again. BE 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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