Autumn Sparrows

Posted on November 1, 2010 by John Rakestraw

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

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2 Responses to Autumn Sparrows

  1. NW Nature Nut says:
    November 1, 2010 at 8:16 am

    I was pleased to see a White-throated at Ridgefield yesterday. I have yet to see a Fox this fall…

    Reply
  2. Laura says:
    November 2, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    So this is what a regularly updated blog looks like!
    Did you use Photoshop to remove the branches from around that Fox Sparrow?

    Reply

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