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Emberiza rustica
Long distant winter vagrant.
Pointed bill, white underneath with some streaking on the flanks and chest in a V shape. Creamy color face and throat with brown mask and brown crest. Dark and light brown on back and wings. Almost smaller then the Juncos.
Found in Golden Gate park near Cypress trees. Prefered to be with a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos and a few other sparrows but stayed away from the flock of just sparrows.
Sorry about the blurry pictures. Normally found in northern Europe and Asia and winters in Japan and China. This one prefered to be with a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos and a few other sparrows but stayed away from a flock of just sparrows. When it rousted it stayed high in the tree by itself.
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