See:
http://thebirdguide.com/fox/fox.htm

Robert Sundstrom wrote:
>
> Tweeters,
>
> I (and eight other birders) saw a non-"Sooty" Fox Sparrow at Pt. No Pt.
> yesterday. This bird was loosely associated with a flock of about ten
> Golden-crowned Sparrows, a typical dark wintering "Sooty" Fox Sparrow, and a
> couple of towhees. These birds were feeding along the path that runs east
> from the lighthouse through the rose and other brush, just about thirty feet
> from the driftwood line. The birds were in the first bend of the path when
> first seen, then gradually foraged eastward, sometimes dispersing into the
> nearby cover. When the bird of interest first flitted onto the path, a
> bright flash of rusty feathers caught my eye. The bird was essentially the
> same size as a nearby Sooty, but the entire tail and rump were quite bright
> rusty, and there was considerable rust in the folded wings, including the
> greater coverts. It was very easy to pick out anywhere it foraged by the
> brightness of its plumage. The heavy breast streaking was brown and
> appeared a little less distinctly "chevroned" than a Sooty's breast. There
> was no apparent rust on the head, upper back, or breast, which were brown,
> but not as dark as the more chocolate brown Sooty. The lower mandible was
> yellow. I imagine this bird may represent one of the "Slate-colored" forms,
> but it might be worth someone trying to photograph it for further study. It
> was a bit too windy and wet out there yesterday to be toting a camera.
> Throwing some seed along that pathway might be a good way to get another
> good look at this bird.
>
> Bob Sundstrom
> ixoreus at scattercreek.com
> Tenino, WA

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