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Did you check White-throated Sparrows? They can have some pretty reddish colour on their wings and tail, and immatures or tan-striped individuals (which you might be seeing) look a bit different from the typical white-striped adults.
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
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From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:19:31 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Bird Identification If Possible
Hello all,
At this time of year when there are many young birds, obviously, not in adult plumage, I'm sure I am not the only one sometimes wondering what types of song birds these are, that are appearing..
For the last couple of days, there have been a small group of sparrow-type birds, a little larger than the song sparrows (but hanging around with), spending time on the ground of my newly seeded backyard.
They remind me very much of Fox Sparrows, with their deep chestnut coloured feathers on some of the body feathers and on their longish tail feathers too. But, the streaks on their chest and on the streaks on their heads are a fairly deep grey colour.
I've been pouring over my Sibley's but cannot find any type of sparrow (mainly because that's the types of birds that mostly frequent my backyard these days) that look like these particular birds.
Any ideas from anyone with this (not so good) description?
Thank you,
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Did you check White-throated Sparrows? They can have some pretty reddish colour on their wings and tail, and immatures or tan-striped individuals (which you might be seeing) look a bit different from the typical white-striped adults.<br><br>Kathleen MacAulay<br>Milford Station<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:19:31 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:
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<div>At this time of year when there are many young birds, obviously, not in adult plumage, I'm sure I am not the only one sometimes wondering what types of song birds these are, that are appearing..</div>
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<div>For the last couple of days, there have been a small group of sparrow-type birds, a little larger than the song sparrows (but hanging around with), spending time on the ground of my newly seeded backyard. </div>
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<div>They remind me very much of Fox Sparrows, with their deep chestnut coloured feathers on some of the body feathers and on their longish tail feathers too. But, the streaks on their chest and on the streaks on their heads are a fairly deep grey colour.</div>
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<div>I've been pouring over my Sibley's but cannot find any type of sparrow (mainly because that's the types of birds that mostly frequent my backyard these days) that look like these particular birds.</div>
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<div>Any ideas from anyone with this (not so good) description?</div>
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<div>Thank you,</div>
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<div>Gayle MacLean</div>
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