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  • A Common Sparrow

    From jmcquown@j_mcquown@comcast.net to rec.birds on Fri Feb 9 13:27:59 2024
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    Lots of birds flitting around today! Here's a common sparrow:

    https://i.postimg.cc/Wp9sM7fB/sparrow.jpg

    and a Tufted Titmouse enjoying a splash in the shallow birdbath:

    https://i.postimg.cc/05Gc3Wq4/titmouse-bath.jpg

    Jill
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  • From Leon Fisk@lfiskgr@gmail.invalid to rec.birds on Fri Feb 9 15:07:33 2024
    From Newsgroup: rec.birds

    On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:27:59 -0500
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    Lots of birds flitting around today! Here's a common sparrow:

    https://i.postimg.cc/Wp9sM7fB/sparrow.jpg
    Nice pics!
    Guessing... kinda looks like a Chipping SparrowEfyE https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chipping_Sparrow/id
    Really warm here. Hit 59F deg yesterday and was still 49 deg out when I
    got up this morning. Think we set a new record overnight
    high temp...
    --
    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • From jmcquown@j_mcquown@comcast.net to rec.birds on Fri Feb 9 14:22:26 2024
    From Newsgroup: rec.birds

    On 2/9/2024 2:07 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:
    On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 13:27:59 -0500
    jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

    Lots of birds flitting around today! Here's a common sparrow:

    https://i.postimg.cc/Wp9sM7fB/sparrow.jpg

    Nice pics!

    Thanks!

    Guessing... kinda looks like a Chipping SparrowEfyE

    https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chipping_Sparrow/id

    Really warm here. Hit 59F deg yesterday and was still 49 deg out when I
    got up this morning. Think we set a new record overnight
    high temp...

    Chipping, common, they look pretty much the same to me.

    It's in the 60's down here and I have the windows open.

    Jill

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