mpfuchs Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 According to the American Museum of Natural History field guid, this could be an immature White-Crowned Sparrow, but according to Peterson's it could also be an adult Field Sparrow. Which is it? Seen on November 14th in central Virginia. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxrvabyrd Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) This is a White-Crowned. the face is quite incorrect for a Field (no complete eye ring, there's a black eye stripe, which is wrong, the crown is divided and too prominent, the face not gray enough). The breast is also faintly streaked, the wing bars are quite distinct and the back doesn't seem to be rufous enough. All that said, this is a beautiful shot in what seem to be rather low light. Well done! Edited January 19, 2019 by atxrvabyrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpfuchs Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, atxrvabyrd said: This is a White-Crowned. the face is quite incorrect for a Field (no complete eye ring, there's a black eye stripe, which is wrong, the crown is divided and too prominent, the face not gray enough). The breast is also faintly streaked, the wing bars are quite distinct and the back doesn't seem to be rufous enough. Appreciate the quick response! Also thanks for pointing out the distinguishing features. I'm still in the early phases of birding, so that helps a lot! Actually I'm trying to catalog my collection in Lightroom, so I might be back with more soon 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Agree with white-crowned, an immature bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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