Sparrow ID Help please (CCSP vs BRSP)

[Richard Trinkner]

Hi folks,

It's September in the Boulder Community Gardens, which means it's time for me to be confused by Spizella sparrows, especially immature birds or ones not in bright alternate plumage.

In the attached photos:

Is the bird in the bush (two photos) a Clay-colored Sparrow? (Large gray nape, strong white eye ring, beige wash to sides of chest, but - alas - not a strong facial pattern).

Is the bird on the hair clip (!?!) a Brewer's Sparrow?  (Less gray on nape, white eye ring, beige and gray on chest, not a strong facial pattern).

Or, am I wrong on both of these?  (Cue Christian N waiting in the wings: "These are both Chipping Sparrows.")

Thanks,

Richard Trinkner

[arvind panjabi]

All three photos are of a Brewer’s Sparrow.

Arvind Panjabi

Fort Collins 


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