>For press of time, I'll let one of the many other knowledgeable tweeters
>answer your species requests. In terms of Fox Sparrows, by the time you
>get here, all that will be present are wintering populations. Virtually
>all are of the "Sooty" type, including several subspecies; they are quite
>common. I have never seen a "Slaty" type here in winter, although Michael
>Price reported last year that some wintered in Vancouver.

The wintering bird last year was a P.i.zaboria (A Red Fox Sparrow). I had a
Slaty-type in Vancouver last year, but it was during migration. I think it
was in the fall, but I would have to check my notes. BTW, there is a good
article on how to identify the Fox Sparrow subspecies groups in the latest
Birders Journal (birding magazine from Canada).

Good luck,

Alvaro Jaramillo
Half Moon Bay, CA

alvaro at quake.net
http://www.quake.net/~alvaro/index.html