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Re: Extralimital (Texas) Sparrow ID question

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Monroe Harden

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Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:25:42 -0500

Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for ID help.  The consensus is
that this bird is an immature white crowned sparrow.  I appreciate all of
the speedy, friendly replies!

Monroe Harden
Havre de Grace, MD


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Monroe Harden
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Extralimital (Texas) Sparrow ID question
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Since everyone loves an ID quiz, I thought I'd toss out a question.  I
> recently took a trip to El Paso, Texas and did some birding
> before my work
> activities started.  I photographed the sparrow shown on the
> web page linked
> below, but I am having trouble sorting out which type of sparrow (or
> something else) it is.
>
> Since this is OT, please reply with any ID suggestions to me
> privately at
> 
>
> The photos are here:  http://monroe.20m.com/huecosparrow.htm .
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Monroe Harden
> Havre de Grace, MD
> 
>