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Jan 2, 2022 13:23:17 #
taken in south jersey,could this be chipping sparrow??
Jan 2, 2022 13:33:42 #
Jan 2, 2022 13:37:18 #
Jan 2, 2022 13:38:06 #
without the orange patch on it head probably not but still a sparrow. Maybe a house or possibly a white-throated ?
Jan 2, 2022 13:50:14 #
Jan 2, 2022 14:00:09 #
lukevaliant wrote:
taken in south jersey,could this be chipping sparrow??
Song Sparrow. Can not be chipping or white throated or white crowned as some suggested since all three of those have plain breasts, not stripped. Luke hit it on the head.
Bud
Jan 2, 2022 18:11:14 #
newvy wrote:
Looks like a white crowned sparrow
don't they usually have a yellow spot or maybe just the male?
Jan 2, 2022 19:20:12 #
Jan 2, 2022 20:16:22 #
thank you everyone ,it's a song sparrow for sure,i looked it up on site that jkm757 sent. 
Jan 3, 2022 09:26:51 #
BudsOwl wrote:
Song Sparrow. Can not be chipping or white throated or white crowned as some suggested since all three of those have plain breasts, not stripped. Luke hit it on the head.
Bud
Bud
Nat Geo's Field Guide disagrees with your assessment. The juvenile chipping sparrow shows the very stripped breast being displayed. This particular bird shows tendencies of the white-throat sparrow also. It may be a very common hybrid.
Jan 3, 2022 16:31:56 #
At this time of year Chipping Sparrows would be in winter plumage. The stripes are too bold for a juvenile Chipping Sparrow. Savannah Sparrows usually show a yellow lores. The bird in the photograph is a Song Sparrow.
Jan 3, 2022 16:41:59 #
lukevaliant wrote:
taken in south jersey,could this be chipping sparrow??
Where in South Jersey was this photo taken?
Jan 8, 2022 17:12:22 #
Kcohen44 wrote:
At this time of year Chipping Sparrows would be in winter plumage. The stripes are too bold for a juvenile Chipping Sparrow. Savannah Sparrows usually show a yellow lores. The bird in the photograph is a Song Sparrow.
Jan 8, 2022 17:12:53 #
ggenova64 wrote:
Where in South Jersey was this photo taken?
collingswood,,newton lake
Jan 8, 2022 22:41:20 #
Here is another Song Sparrow that was hanging out at the Patuxent Research Refuge this morning.
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