Hi all,
I was planning on taking a walk on East Ithaca recreation way till Game Farm
Road, but at the last moment decided, I will go to Hawthorn. So I entered from
North-western side, where there was a PILEATED WOODPECKER banging on tree and
making his presence known.
Then I came across a chic
Nice photo. As is appropriate for the location, this is a Swamp Sparrow.
I'm not sure why Swamp Sparrows seem so different, but they often are hard to
identify. I presume that if one has normal color vision the rusty wings and
rump would stand out, but they don't for me, so I never look for
Hi Carol,
I think it is a Swamp Sparrow in non-breeding plumage. Clive Byers book shows
slight yellow on the supercilium for non-breeding adult. Bird is very rufous on
the back.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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Hi Carol
Nice photo. I think it looks like a white throated sparrow , judging from the
faint yellow lores, stripes on head and streaky back. I'm curious to hear what
others think.
Laura
Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
On Sep 7, 2013, at 2:33 PM, "Carol Keeler" wrote:
> Went to Montezuma tod
Went to Montezuma today and found a sparrow that I can't identify and am hoping
for some help. It was across from Benning Marsh with a Marsh Wren. Both were
easy to phish in so I figure it's a young sparrow. I've been through all my
books and ipad birds apps and nothing seems to fit. You can
We saw a green heron at Mays Point Friday morning, a beautiful sighting, in the
open in the sun not far from the observation platform. Marsha and Fred Kardon
From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2013 9:12 PM
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