ML279737741
Contributor
Eric D Gyllenhaal Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Riis Park, Chicago
Cook, Illinois, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Media notes
Chipping Sparrow on the lawn north of north lagoon. Note the dark line through the eye; the evenly colored beak; and the buffy, not gray, stripe above the eye.
Observation details
Small sparrow with the juncos north of north lagoon. It stayed mostly hidden in the lawn grass/weeds, but I got a few photos that showed most of the face and beak. Possibilities considered included, in addition to Chipping Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow and Swamp Sparrow. The two attached photos show that the beak is not bicolored and the line through the eye is dark, not reddish (so not ATSP) and the stripe above the eye is buffy, not gray (so not Swamp). The photos don't give a good view of the lores, which should be dark, but I'm still going with Chipping Sparrow.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 1392 pixels x 948 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.34 MB