Looking at various versions of White-throated and White-crowned
sparrows, noticed the illustration of the hybrid between White-throated
sp. and Dark-eyed Junco, considered very rare. A back-cross of one of
these hybrids with the usual plumaged White-throat (if these ever
happen) might show a weird mix of plumages. I have never seen any of
these possible hybrids.
Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder
On 5/27/2016 4:37 PM, Paul Wicklund wrote:
We now have pictures of this strange bird if anyone would like me to email
them; I believe I am not supposed to send pictures to the lists. Some of the
feathers seem long enough to be like flight feathers and the dark color extends
up under the wing.
Also, out on the lake now--14 long-tailed ducks.
Jan
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On May 26, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Paul Wicklund <[email protected]> wrote:
We are watching a white-crowned sparrow near Cascade Park on the shore of Lake
Superior. The head, neck and back look normal, but the usually clean gray
breast and flanks have long, scruffy black feathers that hang down (more on one
side than the other). It is very skittish and frequently flies into nearby
shrubbery and picks and preens at them. Any thoughts on what may have caused
this?
Jan Wicklund
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