Definitely sounds like a gang of young house sparrows. They are rampaging through my neighborhood at the moment as well.
Charlie Chase Denver On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 7:08 PM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds < [email protected]> wrote: > Today in my backyard against the foothills west of Berthoud. In a modest > sized locust tree. A group of about 5 sparrow-sized birds arrived and made > a ruckus. I had great looks but can’t determine what they are. > Larger than house sparrow and certainly no male appearances in the group. > Drab buff breast with slightly lighter almost white throat. Some > sparrow-like wing colors but not dramatic. Conical substantial beak; some > with a hint of yellow on the bottom beak. Definite lighter colored eye > strip above. > Absolutely no stripes on breast rules out vesper. Breast color too light > for chipping and grasshopper. > That seems to leave female Dickcissel but I’m in a neighborhood that is > not much like grasslands. > Reasonably Possible? > > Ron Bolton > Berthoud, Larimer county > > -- > 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/c3db5aa9-5b53-4ec4-b09b-d734bbc89fedo%40googlegroups.com > . > -- 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/CA%2BBAsdvZZJvPdO_xVmWe_v4rNOo4jYzbmzwRciw-z9bvhwDc3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
