Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Canoncan on June 17, 2007, 02:48:41 PM

Title: Sparrow
Post by: Canoncan on June 17, 2007, 02:48:41 PM

These were taken up in Kirkfield. Lots of Savanahs. This one lacked both the yellow eyebrow and white throat. It was too rust coloured for a song sparrow. Vesper? These are cropped heavily. Any thoughts?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/canoncan/_MG_3131-01.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/canoncan/_MG_3105-01.jpg)

Title: Savannah
Post by: Canoncan on June 17, 2007, 06:38:52 PM

Here is a Savannah taken the same day for comparison. No Takers?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/canoncan/SavannahSparrow1.jpg)

Title: Vessper Sparrow
Post by: worth on June 17, 2007, 08:50:54 PM

Looks like a Vesper sparrow to me. It has the white eye ring, rusty shoulder (lesser coverts)and white submoustachial.
Dave

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Post by: GStuart on June 17, 2007, 11:44:57 PM

And in the lower picture you can see that the outermost retrices of the tail are white, which is another indicator of Vesper sparrow.

Title: Thanks
Post by: Canoncan on June 18, 2007, 04:37:58 PM

Thanks guys for the help guys, it is very much appreciated.