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Sparrows are so much more than LBJ& #39;s (little brown jobs). Check out some of the sparrows that visit my neck of the woods each year. First up - Song Sparrow who announces the arrival of spring here
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Next is the ever-cheerful and tiny Chipping Sparrow. Both male and female adults have a bright, rusty cap (L). Juveniles are a little trickier to ID because they don& #39;t have a cap and they& #39;re streaky (R). Juveniles and fall sparrows are HARD (2/12)
If you live near grasslands like me, you get to see lots of these guys: Savannah Sparrow. They& #39;s one of the streaky-fronted sparrows but you can recognize them by their bright yellow eyebrows. They& #39;re so special they& #39;ve got their own genus! (Passerculus) (3/12)
White-throated sparrows live up to their name. They also have yellow eyebrows, but no streaks on the breast. (4/12)
Here& #39;s another easy one: White-crowned sparrow. Just look at that "bike helmet"! (5/12)
Another in the fancy markings department has got to be Harris& #39;s Sparrow. I only ever see them in the fall (non-breeding plumage) but I guess they& #39;re even flashier in the spring. They breed waaaayyyyy up north (north of 60) (6/12)
Here are a few "advanced level" sparrows. Lincoln& #39;s, Vesper, Swamp and American Tree Sparrow. Experts are always talking about lores, so you should probably look that up https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy"> (7/12)
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Clay-coloured sparrows are really common here all summer but are best identified by what they sound like rather than what they look like. BUZZZ BUZZZ BUZZZ (8/12)
I& #39;ve only ever seen a Lark Sparrow once, which is probably not surprising since I live at the very tippy-top of their northern range. Wowzers! What a beauty! (9/12)
Here& #39;s a thing... the House Sparrow? It& #39;s an "old world sparrow"; an introduced species not really very closely related to our North American sparrows. I still love & #39;em, especially when they have pool parties. (10/12)
Here& #39;s another thing... Junco? Totally a sparrow https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head">(11/12)
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So, the next time someone says, "It& #39;s just a sparrow", take a closer look! Spring is a great time to learn about sparrows because most are WAY easier to ID in their breeding plumage than in the fall (They even come in borb versions https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">)(12/12)
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