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Banded White-crowned Sparrow

matt goff — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 07:44:07 +0000

Though I was unable to read the entire band number, this White-crowned Sparrow is almost certainly one banded here last fall, as the numbers I could read were consistent with the one of the bands from last fall’s banding project. Also notable about this bird is that it is of the pugettensis subspecies (identifiable in part due to the buffy breast and flanks) which until recently were not thought to occur in Southeast Alaska, let alone winter here (and perhaps they only started doing so recently).

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White-crowned Sparrow

matt goff — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:31:05 +0000

An adult White-crowned Sparrow has been visiting our yard throughout the winter, though it’s fairly wary and hasn’t really cooperated for photographs (not that I’ve tried much until recently).

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Sparrows

matt goff — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:49:00 +0000

First year White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows have been wintering in the neighborhood.

These two sparrows posed nicely for comparing the differences between first year Golden-crowned Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow. The differences seem obvious to me now, but I remember the first time I found White-crowned Sparrows I had a hard time figuring out how to distinguish them from Golden-crowned Sparrows.

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9 November Photos: Birding near the Path of Hope

matt goff — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:10:19 +0000

Connor and I went birding around Moller Park. We saw 8 different species of sparrows that day, most of them along the road near the Path of Hope.

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Observed 9 November 2007 along road near Path of Hope Parking area.

Dark-eyed Juncos observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

White-throated Sparrow observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrow observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Trumpeter Swans Observed 9 November 2007 flying over Moller Field.

Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Golden-crowned Sparrow observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

White-crowned Sparrow observed along road near Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Fox Sparrow observed along road near Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

American Tree Sparrow observed along road near Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco observed at feeders across from Path of Hope on 9 November 2007.

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