Not really sure if this is a molting adult female, or an immature. Any suggestions?
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Towns
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Cavity
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. By 1900 it had spread to the Rocky Mountains. Two more introductions in the early 1870s, in San Francisco and Salt Lake City, aided the bird’s spread throughout the West. House Sparrows are now common across all of North America except Alaska and far northern Canada." - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: House Sparrow Passer domesticus Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Southern Oregon Rogue Valley Mark Heatherington Sparrow invasive species
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Towns
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Cavity
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. By 1900 it had spread to the Rocky Mountains. Two more introductions in the early 1870s, in San Francisco and Salt Lake City, aided the bird’s spread throughout the West. House Sparrows are now common across all of North America except Alaska and far northern Canada." - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: House Sparrow Passer domesticus Male Emigrant Lake Rogue Valley Jackson County Oregon USA Sparrow Mark Heatherington
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Immature
In my neck of the woods these Sparrows leave in mid-spring, their return is a good indicator that summer is wrapping up.
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Insects
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"White-crowned Sparrows appear each winter over much of North America to grace our gardens and favorite trails (they live in parts of the West year-round)... A migrating White-crowned Sparrow was once tracked moving 300 miles in a single night. Alaskan White-crowned Sparrows migrate about 2,600 miles to winter in Southern California." - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Immature Cascade Mountains Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington sparrow
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Towns
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Cavity
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. By 1900 it had spread to the Rocky Mountains. Two more introductions in the early 1870s, in San Francisco and Salt Lake City, aided the bird’s spread throughout the West. House Sparrows are now common across all of North America except Alaska and far northern Canada." - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: House Sparrow Passer domesticus Immature Emigrant Lake Rogue Valley Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington Sparrow
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"Typically seen sending up a spray of leaf litter as they kick around in search of food, Fox Sparrows are dark, splotchy sparrows of dense thickets. Named for the rich red hues that many Fox Sparrows wear, this species is nevertheless one of our most variable birds, with four main groups that can range from foxy red to gray to dark brown. Since they breed primarily in remote areas, many people see them in winter when the birds move into backyard thickets."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Rogue Valley Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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