Re: White Crowned Sparrows

You can not identify Male and Female White-crowned Sparrows by their plumage.  You are probably seeing the immature and adult plumage differences.

On Oct 1, 2023, at 9:05 AM, Jeff Brough – Idaho Falls <brogjl@…> wrote:


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Last evening right before dark I watched at least a dozen White-crowned Sparrows haul up into a large rosebush visible from my kitchen window,  Watching them with binoculars I could see that most were females, or possible this years crop of youngsters, but at least three and possibly four were adult males.  I’ve always seen them as single birds, or pairs, but never that many at once, so this is a first for me as far as numbers go.  Can’t wait to see what shows up next, but most of the small tweedle birds have come & gone at this point. 
  Jeff Brough
  2 miles south of Ucon on Yellowstone highway

Ken Miracle
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“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” 2COR 3:5

White Crowned Sparrows

Last evening right before dark I watched at least a dozen White-crowned Sparrows haul up into a large rosebush visible from my kitchen window,  Watching them with binoculars I could see that most were females, or possible this years crop of youngsters, but at least three and possibly four were adult males.  I’ve always seen them as single birds, or pairs, but never that many at once, so this is a first for me as far as numbers go.  Can’t wait to see what shows up next, but most of the small tweedle birds have come & gone at this point.