I agree, Ira Sanders had the same comment. I had not seen many house sparrows recently but they have been common in this location in the past.
tx bill On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 8:49:02 AM UTC-6, Caleb A wrote: > > Hello, Bill! > I intuitively saw this as a House Sparrow based off its general body shape > and bill ratio to head. Upon deeper study, I am still convinced that this > is a female House Sparrow. Note the thicker, bi-colored bill and the > brownish face with a faint tan border around the eye and "eye-line." The > belly and breast is a plain tan, something I've observed in the majority of > House Sparrows that visit my yard. Also note pink legs and pale throat > compared to the rest of head. This is an excellent photo! > Note: I could be entirely wrong and be counting out another fitting > species in El Paso (I'm a Larimer birder), but considering House Sparrows > are common basically all over the U.S., I figured it would be definitely > possible. > *The birds are happy, and so am I* > *~Caleb Alons* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/827f2f03-9307-43dd-baa6-90c13f4b41fc%40googlegroups.com.
