Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:38:05 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Bonnie Ott Subject: Re: Sibley east MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > So the text differs from that of the bigger Sibley? I imagined it was basically the eastern part of the bigger text only. text is very different Example - LINCOLN'S SPARROW big Sibley- ( Similar to song sparrow but smaller, more delicate, and shorter tailed. Small, pointed bill, crisp streaking overall, and distinctive calls.) little Sibley- (Uncommon in most of eastern North America; common to the west. Nests in a dense brushy areas near water. Winters in grassy patches near brush and trees. Usually solitary. Similar to Song Sparrow, but smaller with smaller bill; also note more grayish color and crisp dark streaking on buffy breast.) The voice description in almost identical in both. Bonnie Ott Howard County Field Trip Chair Ellicott City, MD bonnie1163@comcast.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================