Sparrows. The bane of my existence. They are so difficult to ID, but thankfully this little guy had all the right markings in all the right places:)
Easy to ID. Not a common fellow around these parts but one that is welcome, the White Throated Sparrow does indeed have a white throat and yellow lores(fancy term for some yellow splash around the eyes).
Another first bird for Las Aventuras as we watched this bird dig around the dirt at Sweetwater wetlands near the bridge.
If you live in Tucson or are visiting, remember to look near the entrance by the bridge for all the little birds. They like to hang out in the bushes and along the stream. It's where I've spotted many of my warblers and sparrows. Cute little sparrow and one that doesn't take an expert eye to figure out. My kind of bird:) More tomorrow....
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What a little beauty.
ReplyDeleteI was struggling with a sparrow ID yesterday. I'd say chipping but it didn't have white over the dark eye stripe with a solid gray throat and breast. Didn't look like a gray rump either. Dang sparrows.
ReplyDeleteThe black stripes on its head and yellow eyebrows make it a cute little Sparrow indeed, and one so different than the Sparrows I know.
ReplyDeleteGood find!!
Have a nice weekend:)
I'm not great id'ing birds at all. Enjoy watching them tough.
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another FIRST!? congrats to you chris!!
ReplyDeletethat little one sure is a beauty!! such detailed markings!!
(hey, i'll be back to catch up...seems i only have weekend time right now for 'myself'...bah humbug!?! ha)
This is one sparrow I do not have trouble with and they are pretty common here in the winter.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, Chris! Have a great weekend and happy birding!
nice bird
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Great shots Chris!
ReplyDeleteYour close-ups are great and show up all the beautiful markings and colourings of this sparrow.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite spots in Tucson, the Sweetwater Bridge! Nice shots of a tiny rare beauty. Thanks for sharing him, Chris.
ReplyDeleteSmart little Sparrow that Chris :-)
ReplyDeleteExcellent find and great shots too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful little sparrow, Chris. They are hard to identify for sure ---as are the Warblers.... You got some great pictures of this one though.
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Such a pretty little sparrow and so distinctive with the yellow.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the lovely photos on the previous post with all that beautiful light.
Reading through older posts I was so pleased to see you have a mobile/cell phone now, it will make you so much safer on your adventures :-)
Sparrows don't get much better than this! great shots Chris!
ReplyDeleteŻółte piórka na głowie bardzo ozdabiają ptaszki. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteYellow feathers on the head of a decorated birds. Yours.
Lots of white-throated sparrows overwinter here. The song makes identifying them easy too. They usually sing here the whole winter (subsong).
ReplyDeleteWell - even seeing your photos is a first for me!! But a virtual tick doesn't count, does it?!?!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great point:) I thought it would be fun to do bird via blogger. It would count under the Birding Virtual Tick. Wouldn't that be a great idea?? It would only count for that category....hence the virtual part. Just think how much we'd work for each other to get those birds on our list:)
DeleteThe perfect sparrow to present for the holidays with his white throat!
ReplyDeleteSweet little sparrow! I'll have to look for it!
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about the sparrows. They are Gods sweet creatures but make a oinky piggy mess at the feeder.
ReplyDeletePretty litte sparrow Chris with lovely markings :)
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