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White-Throated Sparrow & Chipping Sparrow
wvbirdwatcher

White-Throated Sparrow & Chipping Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis, Spizella passerina)

I had to puzzle over my shots from this morning for quite some time because I didn't realize that a male White-Throated sparrow could have so much yellow on him! For a while I thought he was a species of warbler, so if anyone has a different idea for his ID, I would love to hear it! We seem to have a pair of White-Throateds along with a pair of Chippings at the feeders now. It seems a little late in the season to still have White-Throateds here, but perhaps they are migrants, just passing through and resting a while before they head north.
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Habitat
meadow, farmland, horse pasture
Location
backyard, near Fort Ashby, WV, USA
Date taken
4-22-15
Scientific name
Zonotrichia albicollis, Spizella passerina
Equipment used
Olympus SP-510 UZ
delia todd
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What a lovely double-catch and in such a pretty setting too.

Happy birthday to you Adele.... I hope you have a lovely day.
 
tetoneon
A wonderful image Adele! A great twosome here, and that's about as much yellow that I've ever seen.
 
Stanley Jones
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Brilliant capture and picture of these two sparrow species. You can really see just how small chippers are. Beautiful work Adele!!!!
 

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