Stopped out at Hains Pt after work and wound up in Spizella school as
there was a group of 20+ Chipping Sparrows and a bunch of Songs out on
the point jumping in and out of the Junipers. Spent a lot of time on
them as they seemed to have every variation of features for Chippings
and all the meditation paid off with a nice distinct Clay-colored
Sparrow!

Not much else of note, details below.

E. Potomac Park - Hains Point, District of Columbia, US-DC
Oct 24, 2011
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
18 species

Mallard  25
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Bald Eagle  1
Laughing Gull  100
Ring-billed Gull  15
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  3
Palm Warbler  1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Chipping Sparrow  30     most were out at tip of point
Clay-colored Sparrow  1     in flock of about 20 CHSP and 5 SOSP at
end of point, foraging in driftwood flotsam and perching in Junipers.
Good long looks at all but rump. Gray nape, dark distinct malar and
throat stripes, dark facial markings overall, buffy on flanks and in
face with indistinct buff breast band.
Song Sparrow  5

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