February 27, 2013

Fox Sparrow, A Lifer




Fox Sparrow

I was surprised to see a different bird at the feeders.  
I'm pretty sure it's a Fox Sparrow.  Especially after a
couple of birder friends suggested it.  At first I thought it was
a young Harris's Sparrow but at closer inspection I could
see it had different coloring.  It had a black spot in the
middle of it's chest.  It must be migrating because I've 
never seen these before.

After the Snowstorm
The weather channel called it Winter Storm Q
Northern Cardinal (Male)

Junco

Harris's Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Northern Cardinal (Female)

8 comments:

CarolNH said...

Hi Cindy...I love your photos of this sparrow...I would suggest that this is possibly a Fox Sparrow...The chestnut/rust coloring that I see in your photos makes me think this...I love them (Fox Sparrows) but have only seen them infrequently here in NH...

Kerri Farley said...

Hurray for new birds at the feeder :)

Montanagirl said...

AH, love those Cardinals!

Julie G. said...

Such pretty birds visiting your feeders. I'm wondering if your new sparrow might be a Fox Sparrow. We see them in our area during the spring and fall months. Great photographs, Cindy!

cindyzlogic said...

Thank you everyone for the visiting and for the nice comments :-)

Carol and Julie ~ you may be right about it being a Fox Sparrow. I did deliberate about that. Thanks!

Carol said...

Hi Cindy,
I love visiting here to see your bird photos!

cindyzlogic said...

Thank you, Carol :-))

Kathie Brown said...

Now a Harris Sparrow would be a surprise here in AZ! Cute Fox Sparrow. Congrats on the lifer!