I gotta agree with Mike. The head is just too stripey in too many places
for chipping.
Here's an example.from a few weeks ago.
Bob OBrien Carver OR
https://ebird.org/checklist/S94849232?_gl=1*1grzp13*_ga*MTc1ODE0NjE2OS4xNjMzODA5NTIw*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzNDM1NTY1Ny41LjEuMTYzNDM1NTczMi40NQ..#flag-370655411&_ga=2.187790056.1595968831.1634355644-1758146169.1633809520
Bob OBrien Portland
On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 6:44 PM Dennis Paulson <
dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:
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I would say the distinctly reddish crown stripes and dark eyeline
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continued in front of the eye to me points to it being a Chipping Sparrow.
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In Clay-colored the lores are pale or just slightly darkened, not with the
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fairly distinct dark line that seems to characterize Chipping.
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I agree with Mike that either species would be unusual at that date and
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locality.
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Dennis Paulson
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Seattle
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> On Oct 15, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Ryan Justice <blackburnian151 at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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> Looks like a Chipping to me.
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> Ryan
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
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wrote:
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>> As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping
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>> Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable
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>> that one my to default to the more expected species, except that
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>> Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the
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>> Pacific Coast this time of year...
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>> In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and
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>> the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray
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>> nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk
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>> Clay-colored Sparrow.
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>> --
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>> Mike Patterson
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>> Astoria, OR
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>> I don't know...
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>> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924
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