Ellen & Tweets,

This is a song sparrow and it has been at Nisqually for at least a couple of
years now. We first saw it last year and I've been told it has been on the
refuge for 4 years or so. Hard to believe it would survive that long with
those markings.

Phil Kelley


In a message dated 2/9/2009 1:04:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
ixoreus at scattercreek.com writes:

Ellen and tweeters,

Looks like a Song Sparrow below the neck. I've never seen quite this
white-headed pattern of leucism or partial albinism. I've had a
Golden-crowned Sparrow at my feeders all winter with a nearly all white tail
and tertials.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Blackstone" <ellen at 123imagine.net>
To: "Tweeters Newsgroup" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:26 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Mystery bird at Nisqually Delta


> Hi, Tweets,
>
> Can anyone identify this bird seen recently at the mouth of the Nisqually
> River?
> http://flickr.com/photos/47345049 at N00/3267478572/
> Leucistic Fox Sparrow? Song Sparrow?
> Taken by the daughter of Mark Schult (a non-Tweet). She said it was
> flitting around near her and didn't seem afraid of people.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ellen Blackstone
> Wedgwood, Seattle
> ellen AT 123imagine DOT net
>
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