HI ALL:
FYI

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:00:04 +0000
From: Derek Hill <kinglet32 at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: BIRDWG01 at listserv.arizona.edu
Subject: Re: [BIRDWG01] Spizella sparrow near Elma(photos) (fwd)

In response to the odd Spizella near Elma, I too had an odd
Clay-colored-like Spizella that I assume is hybrid. I found this bird on
4/17/00 at my home in Richardson, TX. Plumage-wise it didn't strike me as
being a normal Clay-colored, and the song is what threw me off the most. I
asked for help on the ID and asked a couple sparrow experts who said it
could be some odd Spizella hybrid combination but it's impossible to know
for sure.

Texas bird:
http://www.geocities.com/kinglet32/spizella.htm

Elma bird:
http://photos.yahoo.com/godwit2003/

Good birding,

Derek Hill
Richardson, TX
kinglet32 at hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/kinglet32
http://springcreekforest.virtualave.net





>From: Ian Paulsen <ipaulsen at KRL.ORG>
>Reply-To: Ian Paulsen <ipaulsen at KRL.ORG>
>To: BIRDWG01 at listserv.arizona.edu
>Subject: [BIRDWG01] Spizella sparrow near Elma(photos) (fwd)
>Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 15:56:39 -0800
>
>HI:
> Any comments?
>
>Ian Paulsen
>Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
>ipaulsen at krl.org
>A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
>"Rallidae all the way"
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 14:45:21 -0800
>From: Ruth Sullivan <GODWIT at worldnet.att.net>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Spizella sparrow near Elma(photos)
>
>Hello Tweets,
>
>My mother and I have placed 4 photos of the unidentified Spizella sparrow
>that we observed yesterday near Elma,hoping we may get some feedback on the
>possible identity of the bird between either an abbarent Clay-colored
>Sparrow or a hybrid between a Chipping and Clay-colored Sparrow. We have
>placed the 4 photos at our yahoo site at:
>http://photos.yahoo.com/godwit2003/. The photos labeled sparrow1-3 were
>taken by mother at very close range and are of the best quality and the
>photo labeled sparrow4 was taken by me(Patrick) and is of less quality,but
>perhaps we may still get some feedback from anyone that may give us an
>opinion in open or privately. Nevertheless,it is a very intersting
>sparrow,even if it turns out to be a hybrid.
>
>Thank you for any assistance,
>
>Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
>godwit at worldnet.att.net


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