Date: 11/11/12 4:39 pm
From: Peter Lev <plev...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Irvine sparrows


I visited Irvine Nature Center, Baltimore County, today 9:30-12:00 with Dave
Harley. There were many sparrows to sort through: Song (120+), Junco
(18), White-throated (10), Chipping (8), Swamp (7), Fox (3), and Towhee (1).
The most interesting bird was a very red Song Sparrow with bright red tail,
red and gray back, a few reddish breast stripes and a prominent central spot
(also red). It looked approx. like a red Fox Sparrow from the rear (though
smaller), but in front was clearly a Song Sparrow. I assume it was one of
the Southwestern subspecies.



Peter Lev

Baltimore,MD

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