[Tweeters] Fir island sparrow - American Tree Sparrow

[Steve Hampton]

This appears to be an American Tree Sparrow.

Nice bird!



On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 7:10 PM AMK17 <amk17 at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Sorry for all the messages.  I haven't been out much since the pandemic

> began...would be interested in an ID and whether this is the same bird in

> all photos.

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> Akopitov

> Seattle

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> https://flickr.com/photos/105361713@N07/sets/72157720093378224

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> AMK17

> -----Original Message-----

> From: AMK17

> Sent: Oct 31, 2021 5:47 PM

> To: Anna ,

> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow

>

> Hi tweets,

>

> So I've been wondering where to go to see sparrows and thought Deception

> pass State parks prairie.  But didn't make it past Fir Island.  Although I

> missed the tide, I wandered about content with the numerous song sparrows

> and marsh wrens.  A group of 4 hawks suddenly appeared overhead -  a

> peregrine, rough legged hawk, harrier and a solid gray hawk/falcon type

> with yellow beak.  They didn't appear territorial and soon went separate

> ways.  Interesting.

>

> as mentioned previously, an interesting sparrow caught my eye -  very

> bright rufous crown almost red when I first looked at.  I managed a couple

> of bad photos and lean towards tree sparrow.  Funny how eyes see one thing

> and photos show otherwise.  It does not have a white face but gray with

> stripe through eye, and upper mandible was yellow with a black tip, yellow

> lower, dark red almost black legs, the cap is quite prominent, sides almost

> equally rufous, no striping, white eye rings, and two wing bars. Then

> another sparrow appeared.

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> A birding expert in Santa Cruz once taught me to look at every bird even

> if you think it's just a song sparrow or whatever - (RIP Steve Gerow).

> Today was one of those days.

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> WIll post photos on flicker when I get a chance as interested in I'd on

> both birds.

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> Cheers,

> AKopitov

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> AMK17

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Anna

> Sent: Oct 31, 2021 1:36 PM

> To:

> Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow

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> Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of

> a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have

> photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me.

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> Might be worth a chase… in reeds low mostly in main channel

>

> Akopitov

> Seattle

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> Sent from my iPhone with all the auto correct quirks.

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Steve Hampton
Port Townsend (Qatay), WA
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