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Post by hutchgigi on Dec 30, 2016 15:31:15 GMT -5
Feel like I should know it well but keep drawing a blank. I did merlin and other i d programs. But none said anything about yellow bottom beek. It arrived yesterday and was digging in the lawn, so I said chipping sparrow. Song sparrow, then at the feeder where I got much better photo's. Checked all the finches the belly has a cluster of brown as the streaks break up. But the clincher is that yellow bottom beek. of course he is out there now muching away. i only have one as far as i know . thanks for any help. Ginny H.
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Post by l2b on Dec 30, 2016 16:52:56 GMT -5
Feel like I should know it well but keep drawing a blank. I did merlin and other i d programs. But none said anything about yellow bottom beek. It arrived yesterday and was digging in the lawn, so I said chipping sparrow. Song sparrow, then at the feeder where I got much better photo's. Checked all the finches the belly has a cluster of brown as the streaks break up. But the clincher is that yellow bottom beek. of course he is out there now muching away. i only have one as far as i know . thanks for any help. Ginny H. How about a Song Sparrow. |
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Post by downylover on Dec 30, 2016 16:53:36 GMT -5
Other than the yellow beak I think he looks like a song sparrow. I'll do some searching later for the yellow beak. I'm not very good IDing sparrows.
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Post by hutchgigi on Dec 31, 2016 12:33:38 GMT -5
I was just down the stairs from bed and saw this guy fly across the yard and land in the tree top. we scrambled to get the 600 lens set and a window with no screen. Ended up the best place was where it was originally set up. I took a lot of photo's before he flew away. I looked up and compared him and come up with him being a sharp shin. Amy I correct? Ginny H.
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Post by happybirder on Dec 31, 2016 22:04:35 GMT -5
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Post by hutchgigi on Jan 1, 2017 16:59:47 GMT -5
OH My Goodness, I have never had or seen one before. Thank you so much for the help. Delighted !!!!! Typically seen sending up a spray of leaf litter as they kick around in search of food, ( yes this is how we first saw him ). Fox Sparrows are dark, splotchy sparrows of dense thickets. Named for the rich red hues that many Fox Sparrows wear, this species is nevertheless one of our most variable birds, with four main groups that can range from foxy red to gray to dark brown. Since they breed primarily in remote areas, many people see them in winter when the birds move into backyard thickets. We have plenty of Thickets.. how exciting. He is still visiting several times a day. Thank you HappyBirder. Ginny H.
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Post by downylover on Jan 7, 2017 18:00:44 GMT -5
Congrats on seeing one! I've never seen one in person either.
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