[NatureNS] Mystery sparrow and cardinal in Falmouth

From: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
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Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:06:36 -0400
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Hello everyone:

This is the second time in the last few days there has been a female  
cardinal at my feeder. The first time was at dawn while getting ready  
for the Wolfville count. In the poor light before sunrise and having  
never seen female cardinal I spent a lot of time trying to figure out  
what kind of waxwing had so little markings and was darker on the top  
of the tail.

http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/FemaleCardinal.jpg


There has been an unusual sparrow hanging around most of today as  
well. I had three American tree sparrows first thing in the morning,  
which is why this one has me so puzzled. It is brown with streaks and  
the streaking continues on the head as well. it is clear breasted, and  
has a dark line through the eye. The tail is notched. The lower bill  
did seem to be a different colour that the upper part. It is smaller  
than a white-throated sparrow (see pictures) and was chased off once  
by a junco that looked a tiny bit bigger.

The pictures are not the best as it was getting a bit darker.

http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow1.jpg
http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow2.jpg
http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow3.jpg
http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow4.jpg
http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow5.jpg

I would be curious to know what this might be.

Pat



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everyone:</div><div><br></div><div>This is the second time in the last =
few days there has been a female cardinal at my feeder. The first time =
was at dawn while getting ready for the Wolfville count. In the poor =
light before sunrise and having never seen female cardinal I spent a lot =
of time trying to figure out what kind of waxwing had so little markings =
and was darker on the top of the tail.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/FemaleCardinal.jpg">http://myweb.dal.c=
a/pmkelly/FemaleCardinal.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>T=
here has been an unusual sparrow hanging around most of today as well. I =
had three American tree sparrows first thing in the morning, which is =
why this one has me so puzzled. It is brown with streaks and the =
streaking continues on the head as well. it is clear breasted, and has a =
dark line through the eye. The tail is notched. The lower bill did seem =
to be a different colour that the upper part. It is smaller than a =
white-throated sparrow (see pictures) and was chased off once by a junco =
that looked a tiny bit bigger.</div><div><br></div><div>The pictures are =
not the best as it was getting a bit darker.</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow1.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmke=
lly/Sparrow1.jpg</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow2.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmke=
lly/Sparrow2.jpg</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow3.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmke=
lly/Sparrow3.jpg</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow4.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmke=
lly/Sparrow4.jpg</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Sparrow5.jpg">http://myweb.dal.ca/pmke=
lly/Sparrow5.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>I would be curious to know =
what this might =
be.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div =
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