P.S. Just to add a historical note:
The palest subspecies in the "Sooty" Fox Sparrow complex is the
"Shumagin" Fox Sparrow (subspecies unalaschensis).
According to the account given by Gabrielson & Jewett (1940), the
earliest Oregon specimen of Shumagin Fox Sparrow was collected in
Portland on November 7, 1912 -- almost exactly 103 years ago.
Two data points make a pattern, right? ;-)
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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