Paul, I looked at some images of both. The Pine Siskin has a yellow primary
in the wing (like the one in your shot) whereas the Vesper Sparrow does not.
Otherwise there is lot of variability in the markings. Shows just how
difficult SBJ's can be.
Alan C
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From: Paul Stenquist
Sent: 13 April, 2018 4:51 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO Not a sparrow
I’m quite sure Mathew Hunt was right when he said my Vesper Sparrow Is a
Pine Siskin. The banding on the breast is too heavy for a sparrow, and the
fact that this bird was hanging out with goldfinches supports his contention
that it’s a Pine Siskin. Always great to get bird input here. Someone always
gets it right.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18467672/Vesper-Sparrow
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