[texbirds] Re: Striped Sparrow!!! in eastern Williamson Co. 1/11/15

  • From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx" <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:42:47 -0600

I'm not so sure this can be so questioned..I had a Rufous-backed Robin at my 
place for three months just south this location (30-35 miles) which was seen 
and photo'ed by many.....At the time there were few state records of this 
western Mexico species. Accepted by TBRC

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> On Jan 11, 2015, at 10:01 PM, Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I was alluding to the 2011 Rufous-collared Sparrow record from Colorado that 
> was not accepted by the state committee due to questions of provenance. This 
> appears very much to be a Striped Sparrow.
> 
> So far I have yet to find any extralimital records of Striped Sparrow. I have 
> also found no record of movement within its range. Though, I am still asking 
> around and reading.
> 
> I am not trying to rain on anyone's parade. I just think a large amount of 
> skepticism should surround any bird with no history of vagrancy (natural or 
> otherwise).
> 
> Cameron Carver
> 
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> 
>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 21:44, "adpatton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
>> <adpatton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Doesn't look like any rufous-collared sparrow I ever saw
>> 
>> A. D. Patton
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 9:06 PM, mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On 2015-01-11 18:23, Cameron Carver wrote:
>>>> In a quick search, this species appears to be sedentary. Can anyone 
>>>> confirm
>>>> this? This seems similar to the Colorado Rufous-collared Saprrow from 
>>>> 2011.
>>>> Cameron Carver
>>>> Oklahoma City, OK
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Isn't Yucatan Vireo sendentary?  Didn't one turn up at High Island?
>>> How can you tell if it is like the sedentary Yucatan Vireo,
>>> or the sedentary Rufous-collared Sparrow?
>>> 
>>> Mitch Heindel
>>> Utopia Texas
>>> www.utopianature.com
>>> 
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