Sparrow?
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Sparrow?

Faltorvo

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Sorry no pictures.

Sun rise yesterday found me looking at a sparrow type bird feeding from the mixed sunflower feeder.

Size= full sized song sparrow.

Front & side view= Close to female  red breasted grosbeak.

Rear view, in between the wings on the rump was a solid yellow patch, very much like on a yellow rumped warbler.

No other yellow seen on the bird, there was some stripping on the head (white or very light grey) and some stripping of the chest like a song sparrow ( about half of what a SS has)

Pine sisken, yellow rumped warbler for sure it is not and a little to small for a F rb grosbeak.

My book is of no aid.  :?
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Faltorvo »


Craig McL

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Hi if you have a copy of Sibley guide to birds look on page 529 under House Finch

this Yellow variant shows up every now and then in Ont ( 9 to 10 times a year ) and at times veers from Yellow to even bright Orange

hope this helps ???? cool  8)  loking bird though

Craig
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Craig McL »
Excuse my spelling and Grammar, I am Dyslexic thank you.