tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post6481397077445436161..comments2024-01-24T18:24:39.465-08:00Comments on I Used to Hate Birds: Owls and stuff. Jen Sanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-47008747680986390802018-02-13T09:34:45.168-08:002018-02-13T09:34:45.168-08:00Though many subspecies of Song Sparrows winter in ...Though many subspecies of Song Sparrows winter in Washington, three are depicted as breeding in Birds of Washington State, Jewett et al. 1953. Rusty (morphna) west from the Cascades, Merrill (merrilli) east of the Cascades, and Modoc (fisherella) in "basin portion of eastern Washington." Based on the "more rufescent" tones, I would guess that yours is Merrill Song Sparrow. Now that you've seen such an individual I suspect you will note them regularly when exploring eastern Washington.<br /><br />As for the owls, like ROUS's, I don't think they exist.Greg Gillsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11273178678428421618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-30278500296972184222018-02-06T05:53:52.347-08:002018-02-06T05:53:52.347-08:00Weird sparrow for sure! Weird sparrow for sure! Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-48215815656156026282018-02-06T05:50:25.611-08:002018-02-06T05:50:25.611-08:00Thanks, Emma! Winter here is great for owl-findin...Thanks, Emma! Winter here is great for owl-finding. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-49996263645659791202018-02-06T05:49:14.521-08:002018-02-06T05:49:14.521-08:00What is the 19 club? We definitely lucked out wit...What is the 19 club? We definitely lucked out with all the owls. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-26048301535755899682018-02-06T05:48:22.143-08:002018-02-06T05:48:22.143-08:00Yeah, I don't know what to make of the sparrow...Yeah, I don't know what to make of the sparrow. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE IN THE FIELD GUIDE. Ugh. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-72480657252910981142018-02-06T05:14:47.784-08:002018-02-06T05:14:47.784-08:00The owls are just too much, so I will comment on t...The owls are just too much, so I will comment on the Song Sparrow. It doesn't look like anything I have seen in the Midwest. At first glance I thought it was a fox.Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-18629795244400735012018-02-05T23:49:47.064-08:002018-02-05T23:49:47.064-08:00Wow, just when I thought the last post was super o...Wow, just when I thought the last post was super owly. This is awesome!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217603442534914217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-75869792875342836282018-02-05T14:38:35.408-08:002018-02-05T14:38:35.408-08:00Oh My now you done it....I GOT OWL ENVY like all g...Oh My now you done it....I GOT OWL ENVY like all get out on this one....Super owl sleuthing.. What do you need to be in the "19" club?<br />The SO Sparrow is very red! It looks like the ones I saw in CO back in Sept. They had a lot of red like our FOSP has that like cinnamon red. Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-59495925459195377792018-02-05T11:11:56.434-08:002018-02-05T11:11:56.434-08:00Dude. You have been slaying birds lately. Much env...Dude. You have been slaying birds lately. Much envy. This owl business is too much. I also find the mistrust hilar. For the SOSP - I don't remember the southwest birds being so bright and I would be surprised if one ended up so far north (I don't think they are really migratory?), but that said I haven't seen any in a few years and what do I know?Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.com