Date: 9/25/25 1:44 pm From: Chris Conard via groups.io <conardc...> Subject: [centralvalleybirds] [eBird Alert] Sacramento County RBA: Clay-colored Sparrow
Hi folks,
Lyann Comrack and Mark Martucci found a Clay-colored Sparrow at Folsom Pt, Folsom Lake SRA. See below for details. A couple others have followed up and refound it.
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) - Reported Sep 25, 2025 06:55 by Lyann Comrack - Folsom Lake SRA--Folsom Pt., Sacramento, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1273575&<ll...>,-121.1273575 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275442476 - Comments: "We found the bird SW of the rest room building at the boat ramp parking area. Coordinates: 38.695350, -121.130047. Initially seen on low fallen branch. Moved to the largest willow then an oak where we lost view of it. Noted Spizella sparrow with bright, strongly patterned face (strong lateral throat stripe, strong moustachial, buffy supercilium, gray nape.) Below whitish but buffy on the sides. Mark's photos to follow."
