Date: 11/14/24 12:43 pm From: Nathan Pieplow <npieplow...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Need help with Sparrow, Arapahoe County
Hi Brian,
That's a Grasshopper Sparrow. Note the eye ring, the huge bill relative to
the head, the short spiky tail, and especially the diagnostic pattern of
scaling on the back. Good find! Very late for that species.
Nathan Pieplow
Boulder
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM Brian Johnson <buntingrobinjay...>
wrote:
> Yesterday along the Marry Carter Green way near Hudson Gardens I found a
> rather skulky sparrow that I am stumped by. The buffy face does not seem to
> indict Song Sparrow, and no head patterns like a White-crowned or Tree
> Sparrow. Attached is the photos, does anyone have an idea? The bird was not
> easy to photograph so hopfully this will be good. I did not refind this
> bird today.
> Thanks Brian Johnson,
> Englewood
>
> [image: Copy of DSC_6896.JPG][image: DSC_6897.JPG]
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