[bcbirdclub] Re: Mystery Bird Tazewell, VA
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "buchanan co bc" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:24:04 -0500
Tom,
I agree with you that the bird is a leucistic sparrow, but as to the species I
am leaning more toward a Song Sparrow. After looking back at many of my photos
of different sparrow species I think it looks most like the Song. In some of my
photos the Song Sparrows do have some reddish-brown on the wings and tail
similar to that of a Fox Sparrow, and the leucistic bird doesn't seem to have
enough heavy streaking on the sides and flanks that would be typical of a Fox.
Also the spotting on the breast doesn't have the typical reddish-brown coloring
that a Fox would have, but is closer to the grayish- brown that a Song would
have. The long rounded head shape also seems to be that of a Song Sparrow.
I hope others on the listserve will jump in with their opinions. It's a very
interesting subject. Thanks for photographing and posting it.
We may continue this discussion at the meeting tonight.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Hunter
To: buchanan co bc ; Bristol Birds ; virginia birds
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:40 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Mystery Bird Tazewell, VA
Last week I was told about a strange looking bird that had been visiting a
feeded in Tazewell for several weeks. I was able to get some photographs of the
bird today. The opinions of what species the bird is have been diverse. i
beleive it is a leucistic sparrow, possibly a Fox Sparrow. I would appreciate
any comments, opinions, or suggestions as to the species. I have posted photos
to the pbase at the following link.
http://www.pbase.com/opiehunter/mystery_bird
Tom
Tom & Laverne Hunter
Russell County Bird Club
Lebanon, VA
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