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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: nkwali on September 22, 2014, 09:29:19 AM

Title: a couple that have me stumped
Post by: nkwali on September 22, 2014, 09:29:19 AM

These were taken in Banff this past week.
Thank you in advance for your help.

I believe some sort of thrush - there were two of them

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/15317326771_86800eece0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pkxiAT)thrush2 (https://flic.kr/p/pkxiAT) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/15317332281_6fcb76864d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pkxkeT)thrush1 (https://flic.kr/p/pkxkeT) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr


Sparrow - savannah or vesper or something else?

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5551/15133760759_fdf1b028b1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p4jtPD)sparrow2 (https://flic.kr/p/p4jtPD) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3880/15297489396_f38b051f98_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/piMCDb)sparrow1 (https://flic.kr/p/piMCDb) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/people/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

Title: Re: a couple that have me stumped
Post by: Pat Hodgson on September 22, 2014, 10:39:37 AM

First bird is American pipit.
Second, well, I think it is a juvenile sparrow and they can be very tough.  But I'm leaning towards juv. white-crowned sparrow, but that is partly based on location.

Title: Re: a couple that have me stumped
Post by: thouc on September 22, 2014, 10:56:05 AM

1. I second American Pipit.
2. I think the grey bill doesn't fit juv. White-crowned. I lean towards juvenile Chipping Sparrow.

/Thomas

Title: Re: a couple that have me stumped
Post by: Pat Hodgson on September 22, 2014, 11:46:57 AM

I had it in my head that young chipping sparrow had pale gray on back of neck like a clay-coloured, but on review in Rising/Beadle sparrow book I see that the juvenile bird is streaked on neck as in this photo.

Title: Re: a couple that have me stumped
Post by: nkwali on September 24, 2014, 09:12:13 AM

Thank you both - I hadn't considered the sparrow to be a juvenile. A whole new world of identification challenges.