Autumn brings an influx of sparrows to the Willamette Valley. Like many groups of birds, the sparrows aren’t that hard to identify, they are just hard to get a good look at.
White-crowned Sparrow, hiding behind a twig
Golden-crowned Sparrow, also hiding behind a twig
Fox Sparrow, being unusually cooperative
John Rakestraw 
I was pleased to see a White-throated at Ridgefield yesterday. I have yet to see a Fox this fall…
So this is what a regularly updated blog looks like!
Did you use Photoshop to remove the branches from around that Fox Sparrow?