Black-throated Sparrow
Missed these guys at Sparrowfest this year, so enjoyed them in the Trans Pecos!!
Missed these guys at Sparrowfest this year, so enjoyed them in the Trans Pecos!!
Here’s a bird for ID. Davis Mountains. August 2023.
Adult male Rufous.
Had 13 shorebird species at Lake Balmorhea this morning. American Avocet, Less Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Snowy Plover, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Upland Sandpiper, Black-necked stilt, Solitary Sandpiper, Wilson’s Phalarope, and Western Sandpiper. Other birds of interest were: an early Ring-billed gull, Tricolored Heron, Black terns, Forster’s Tern, Neotropic cormorant and Black and…
Unless you already have a ticket, I’m a-feared the (very limited) live sparrowfest is sold out for 2022. But you can view the free presentation virtually if interested. January 29th.
Here’s a couple from Davis Mountains region for someone not named Allan to ID please.
While we’re on the subject of spizellas: Here’s a few Brewer’s Sparrow pix from trans Pecos. The last pix is the Will Co Brewer’s from Sparrowfest. It’s a still from a digi-scoped video of him. Tried to get a bit of his nape.