[Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me!

[Robert O'Brien]

I gotta agree with Mike.  The head is just too stripey in too many places
for chipping.
Here's an example.from a few weeks ago.
Bob OBrien  Carver OR

https://ebird.org/checklist/S94849232?_gl=1*1grzp13*_ga*MTc1ODE0NjE2OS4xNjMzODA5NTIw*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzNDM1NTY1Ny41LjEuMTYzNDM1NTczMi40NQ..#flag-370655411&_ga=2.187790056.1595968831.1634355644-1758146169.1633809520

Bob OBrien  Portland

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 6:44 PM Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:


> I would say the distinctly reddish crown stripes and dark eyeline

> continued in front of the eye to me points to it being a Chipping Sparrow.

> In Clay-colored the lores are pale or just slightly darkened, not with the

> fairly distinct dark line that seems to characterize Chipping.

>

> I agree with Mike that either species would be unusual at that date and

> locality.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> > On Oct 15, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Ryan Justice <blackburnian151 at gmail.com>

> wrote:

> >

> > Looks like a Chipping to me.

> >

> > Ryan

> >

> > Sent from my iPhone

> >

> >> On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>

> wrote:

> >>

> >> As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping

> >> Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable

> >> that one my to default to the more expected species, except that

> >> Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the

> >> Pacific Coast this time of year...

> >>

> >> In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and

> >> the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray

> >> nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk

> >> Clay-colored Sparrow.

> >>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Mike Patterson

> >> Astoria, OR

> >> I don't know...

> >> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924

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