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Can you ID these two birds, photographed at the Celery Farm by Jerry Barrack last month?
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Now that you say it, I agree with White-Crowned too. Its the angle of the photo! 😉
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N. Mockingbird is correct, but that could be a immature white crowned sparrow.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/bird-info/white-crowned-sparrow/ -
Northern Mockingbird and Swamp Sparrow.
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Patrick Carney
Now that you say it, I agree with White-Crowned too. Its the angle of the photo! 😉
Scott
N. Mockingbird is correct, but that could be a immature white crowned sparrow.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/bird-info/white-crowned-sparrow/
Patrick Carney
Northern Mockingbird and Swamp Sparrow.