SPARROWS
Chipping Sparrow
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Chipping Sparrow |
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In breeding plumage, the chipping sparrow is easy to identify: brown above, gray below, with gray nape, chestnut crown. A black line through the eye, under a wide eyebrow stripe. |
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| Lark Sparrow | |
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| As with most sparrows, both sexes of the lark sparrow look the same, and what a handsome bird this is! They love to sing, and (according to Tveten) "the habit of flying up to sing, larklike, on the wing accounts for this handsome sparrow's common name. |
They have bright chestnut ear-patches, chestnut crown-stripes, and a black-and-white face. The brown upperparts are heavily streaked; their chest has no markings except a black breast spot. |
| Song Sparrow | |
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| Unfortunately, the song sparrow doesn't stay in Texas to breed, so we miss the song of "the unchallenged virtuoso of the sparrow clan." |
The song sparrow has a long, rounded tail, grayish brown upperparts streaked with black. The heavy streaking on the light sides and breast merges into a prominent central breast spot. He also has broad grayish eyebrows and dark whisker marks bordering the white throat. |
| Olive Sparrow | |
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| Olive Sparrow - A Mexican bird, common only in the southernmost part of Texas. | |
| Savannah Sparrow | |
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| White-crowned Sparrow | |
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| Swamp Sparrow | |
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