Re: [cobirds] Re: Sparrow ID El Paso county (pictures)

2015-09-08 Thread Chris Rurik
legislature is > particularly ornithologically enlightened but rather enamored of the > printing cost-savings that might accrue from having a black and white > mascot. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > > > ------ > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 201

Re: [cobirds] Re: Sparrow ID El Paso county (pictures)

2015-09-08 Thread Joe Roller
This sparrow "look-alike" looks like a Lark Bunting. The big white wing patch is a strong clue, and the bill is larger than most other sparrows. Sibley has a cool list of birds that look like sparrows, but are not. (page 492 of the first edition). I have recently mis-identified 9 of the last 7

RE: [cobirds] Re: Sparrow ID El Paso county (pictures)

2015-09-08 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
ot. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 08:56:33 -0600 Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Sparrow ID El Paso county (pictures) From: jroll...@gmail.com To: bill_ko...@msn.com CC: cobirds@googlegroups.com This sparrow "look-alike" looks like a Lark Bunting.The big white win