Harris's Sparrow - Gail Fennell
Report

Contributor

Date

Location

Regina--Wascana Lake (between Broad St. & Albert St.)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Map
Map Coordinates: 50.4324294, -104.6101105
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - X

Media notes

Harris's Sparrow

Observation details

The bird was on the larger size for a sparrow. It had a pink bill and pink legs. The crown had black speckling over brown. The breast was white with black blotches across it. The sides had medium streaks and a tan wash. The nape as rufous. The wings were medium brown with dark markings and 2 white wing bars. The tail was long and dark gray. This bird had a high tolerance for humans. It would pick up a seed from the patch by the path, stretch up to look around and pick up another seed, repeatedly. It waited until the possible second to move when people approached and only moved away from the seeds if someone walked on the same side of the path it was on. Even then, it only went a few feet to watch from the base of a shrub or the lowest branch of a tree by the path. It waited only seconds to return to the seeds.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX B500
ISO
200
Focal length
256 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
3072 pixels x 2304 pixels
Original file size
2.28 MB