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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: JW Mills on May 05, 2014, 08:27:07 PM

Title: Sparrow ID help please
Post by: JW Mills on May 05, 2014, 08:27:07 PM

Both of these sparrows were found at Col Sam on the weekend.
The first by me and the second by my gf.
 
1. Savannah?
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u225/zed37/Spar-039sm.jpg) (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/zed37/media/Spar-039sm.jpg.html)
 
2. Grasshopper?
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/Mama_Zee/Birds/Spar-023sm_zps25ab18ce.jpg) (http://s750.photobucket.com/user/Mama_Zee/media/Birds/Spar-023sm_zps25ab18ce.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sparrow ID help please
Post by: beresford on May 05, 2014, 08:51:23 PM

First one looks good for a vesper. Always a nice find!

The second is a white-throated sparrow.

Cheers
Tim

Title: Re: Sparrow ID help please
Post by: Brian Bailey on May 05, 2014, 10:42:57 PM

Agree on both.  I had a Vesper Sparrow there on Saturday as well.  I chased him for about 150 metres trying to get a decent look.  Finally had to rely on a photo because I never did see him well with bins.

BB

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Title: Re: Sparrow ID help please
Post by: JW Mills on May 06, 2014, 07:47:09 AM

Thanks guys! Much to learn have I!
The Vesper is a lifer and for some reason the White-throated had me totally fooled!