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Post by Wetlander on Dec 17, 2019 20:10:20 GMT -8
From the CBC today in Agassiz, the lighter individual in the first photo really drew my eye. Second flew in to confuse things... must be too tired, but are these just colourful song sparrows? I thought Lincoln's then started to doubt myself... then Savannah, then I thought they are different then the same species... fresh eyes would help. thanks.  DSC00193 by Kevin Jones, on Flickr  DSC00194 by Kevin Jones, on Flickr  DSC00196 by Kevin Jones, on Flickr |
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Post by Ben on Dec 18, 2019 7:45:35 GMT -8
I think you have 2 song sparrows there. The lighter one is interesting, maybe a non-typical race for here, or slightly luecistic? Markings look good for song though
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Post by Wetlander on Dec 18, 2019 8:03:48 GMT -8
Thanks Jon, brain playing tricks. Every once in a while I come across one that just bugs me as not right.
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Post by birderbert on Dec 18, 2019 9:22:51 GMT -8
The lighter coloured version is how they look on the Prairies! Maybe a visitor?  |
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Post by Gord on Dec 18, 2019 13:55:16 GMT -8
Kevin, cool find. Like Burt says, that's the interior species. Would be the Montana ssp. Where abouts did you bump into it?
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Post by oldfulica on Dec 18, 2019 18:55:11 GMT -8
Thanks Jon, brain playing tricks. Every once in a while I come across one that just bugs me as not right. I experience this every so often too.  |
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Post by Wetlander on Dec 24, 2019 8:52:58 GMT -8
Seen at the end of Tuyttens rd. by the river along the edge of the blueberry field.
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Post by murraybrown on Jan 4, 2020 11:41:06 GMT -8
Kevin, I got to see your confusing sparrow yesterday so it's obviously hanging around. I'm still not convinced it's a Song Sparrow though. Unfortunately I only caught a couple of brief glimpses of it.
I've seen Song Sparrows across most of Canada including the prairies, Ontario, and the Maritime's but never one that looked quite like this.
As Jon suggested it may be leucistic or some other odd colour morph so hopefully some good pictures can be obtained and it can be carefully scrutinized. Good eye!
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