Fluidr / annmpachecophotography.com's "local birds FAll 2012" set sorted randomly

horned lark

N 1 B 200 C 1 E Nov 20, 2012 F Nov 20, 2012

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male white winged crossbill

N 3 B 265 C 6 E Nov 19, 2012 F Nov 19, 2012

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This is a lifer for me and what a beauty he is. It is unusual to have these crossbills in our area but because there is an abundance of coniferous cones, we have visitors!!! The male is a lovely rose color with grey black and white. The upper mandible is straight whereas the lower mandible is crossed, which aids the bird to harvest the seed from the cone and eat.

female white -winged crossbill

N 0 B 571 C 2 E Nov 19, 2012 F Nov 19, 2012

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grasshopper sparrow

N 0 B 364 C 2 E Nov 18, 2012 F Nov 18, 2012

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grasshopper sparrow

N 2 B 232 C 3 E Nov 18, 2012 F Nov 18, 2012

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Good to be back... This bird is a lifer for me and I enjoyed watching this grassland sparrow graze throughout the afternoon. Beautiful colors and very sweet short tail. There is a hint of yellow at the wing bend and sometimes this sparrow is known as the yellow wing sparrow. Didn't hear it call and didn't see any grasshoppers for it to eat.