Date: 11/13/25 1:10 pm From: larry nigro via groups.io <larrymtb...> Subject: [northbaybirds] Birds
Hi,
Yesterday at Las Gallinas we saw a lot of song birds. Among them was this bird that stood out immediately for its organey whiteness like those vanilla inside popsicles. . We at first thought a leucistic bird but then considered Clay Colored and the much rarer Field Sparrow. Eye ring issues for Field Sparrow, far from range and could be a brighter pink bill. Clay colored lack of any dark stripes near the eye and on the crown.
Ebird said Clay Colored with their rare bird photo filter but we thought we would share it and get other ideas on this rainy day before posting:
[image: 6J0A5902.JPG] [image: 6J0A5909.JPG] [image: 6J0A5910.JPG] We also saw this bird below which unfortunately did not get a great photo. The bird struck as smaller and Spizella-like compared to nearby Zono sparrows. Unfortunately, it stayed behind the blackberry. Overall. it seemed even more Clay-colored than the bird above with the stronger contrasting malar..
Thanks for any help.
Larry and Natalie Clark. [image: CBCE07D8-351D-4C52-9F98-F91BB67BFFCC6J0A5784.jpeg]
