Re: [SBB] WT Sparrow

[Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]>]

The bird I saw was definitely a tan-striped individual, and included  
the faint dark malar that divided the white throat near the outer  
edges. The head stripes were dark brown and buff, but more contrasty  
than an imm. White-crowned Sparrow, and very striking bird -- perhaps  
a bit more dramatic than other tan-stripes I have seen.

Matthew Dodder
http://www.birdguy.net





On Dec 24, 2005, at 1:48 PM, Phyllis Browning wrote:

> It seems there are two White-throated Sparrows at this  
> intersection, because
> the one seen by me and Lennie Stovel during the PACBC, December  
> 19th,  was
> most definitely the tan-striped form, not the white-striped form.   
> It was
> also feeding with the Golden-crowned Sparrows, but on the Palo Alto  
> side of
> the creek near Bryant.
>
> Phyllis Browning
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Olson" <[[email protected]]>
> To: "Peninsula-Birding" <[[email protected]]>; "'South
> BayBirders'" <[[email protected]]>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 3:38 PM
> Subject: [SBB] White-throated Sparrow -- Palo Alto & across the creek
>
>
>
>> I found Matthew Dodder's White-throated Sparrow today across the  
>> creek from
>> where he saw it yesterday - near Poe/Bryant/Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
>> However,
>> since it was on the slope across the creek, I realized later that  
>> it was
>> in
>> San Mateo County.  The sparrow is striking even from the back  
>> where it is
>> rustier on the upper back and wings than the Golden-crowned  
>> Sparrows. Its
>> face is strikingly striped with big white stripes and then its white
>> throat.
>>
>> Also along the trail was a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Hermit Thrush.
>>
>>
>> Kris Olson, Menlo Park
>>
>>
>>
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