This seems to be a White-throated Sparrow that is molting from immature
into adult plumage with white crown stripes, but I welcome other opinions.

Phil Dickinson
Lake Stevens

On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 4:48 PM, <amk17 at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Hi Tweeters,

>

> I was out this afternoon playing with my camera and trying to take pics of

> yard birds in these lovely wintery daylight conditions. Mostly of

> yellow-rumped warblers in trees against a grey sky. Out of the corner of my

> I spotted a white-throated sparrow (WTSP) on the patio but it just didn't

> seem quite right.

>

> If anyone has the inclination, I'd be interested in opinions on whether

> this is indeed a first winter WTSP or a hybrid. The undersides seemed much

> too crisp to me (white and dark brown). It seemed to resemble a juvenile

> much more than a first winter bird (?) Sorry about the photo quality, I was

> so focused on the warblers I didn't have time to adjust my camera settings

> (plus it totally caught me off guard and I did a double take once I noticed

> it). Photo on ebird.

>

> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S42550979

>

> Thanks

> AKopitov

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