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Clay-colored sparrow

Spizella pallida

Description:

Adults have light brown upperparts and pale underparts, with darker streaks on the back. They have a pale crown stripe on a dark brown crown, a white line over the eyes, a dark line through the eyes, a light brown cheek patch and brown wings with wing bars. The short bill is pale with a dark tip and the back of the neck is grey; they have a long tail. Non-breeding adults and immature resemble chipping sparrows and Brewer's sparrows; they often form flocks with these birds outside of the nesting season.

Habitat:

Sparrow field near Cypress Point

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

Creswell, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 18, 2014
Submitted on Mar 23, 2014

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