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Category: Passerellidae

Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)

January 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

A dozen or so years ago, when I was a beginning birder, I really struggled with identifying the sparrows (and…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Mesospiza, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata (Black-throated Sparrow)

May 16, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

When I asked my wife if she’d like to visit the area on the Cape Horn trail where we got…

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Posted in: Amphispiza, Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Species Profiles Filed under: Amphispiza bilineata, Black-throated Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)

April 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Though they are presently the only species in the genus Passerculus, there are many different kinds of Savannah Sparrows! Depending on which…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla (Golden-Crowned Sparrow)

April 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Let me start out by saying that Golden-crowned Sparrows are my favorite sparrows. I do most of my birding during…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Species Profiles, Zonotrichia Filed under: Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla

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