Hi Matt,
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Right you are.? I apologize.? I looked at my photos more carefully and you are correct.
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Hank Heiberg
Lake Joy
Carnation, WA
karenhankatyahoodotcom


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From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
To: Hank Karen <karenhank at yahoo.com>
Cc: matt <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Black-throated Sparrow


Hi Hank -
Are you sure you weren't seeing House Sparrows rather than Black-throated Sparrows?
Black-throated Sparrows are really rare in the state, though they have been showing up in unusual places this spring.
The description of where you saw the birds though sounds a lot like a House Sparrow's preferred location -- and they have a black throat too.

Here's a link to some photos of Black-throated Sparrow:
http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/black-throated_sparrow#

And here's a link to House Sparrow:
http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/house_sparrow#

Given the high desire of many to see Black-throated Sparrows, if you decide you were actually seeing House Sparrow's I'd definitely recommend sending a correction to the list -- it would potentially save a lot of time for a lot of people.

Best,

Matt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Hank Karen <karenhank at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 12, 2012 8:57 AM
>To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Black-throated Sparrow
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>My wife and I are birding in the Ellensburg area.? After a day of birding in the "bush" yesterday & picking up a tick, we had dinner at Wendys on South Canyon Road in Ellensburg?and saw a Black-throated Sparrow in the parking lot.? It appeared to be nesting in a tree.? Then this morning while leaving the Quality Inn on South Canyon Road in Ellensburg we saw a Black-throated Sparrow gathering grass and building a nest high in the entry way to the motel.? Another pair is building a nest in the eves of Spur Bar and Grill which is part of the Quality Inn building.? The birding in the bush was very good and was reported on eBird.
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>Hank Heiberg
>Lake Joy
>Carnation, WA
>karenhankatyahoodotcom