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Posts Tagged "Melospiza lincolnii"

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Posted on Oct 8, 2016

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Talk about contrast! A bright sunny morning made it tough to discern what this perching bird was, but a little more light with eyes adjusting in the binoculars then lowering shutter speed and raising ISO allowed for a better look at this posing Lincoln’s Sparrow.

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Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

Posted on Sep 12, 2016

Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)

I mentioned how Lincoln’s Sparrows were being spotted earlier than expected this year in my post about Palm Warblers from this morning (I wrote it yesterday). Sure enough, here’s my September Lincoln’s Sparrow from about 7:30AM today. I love them, and it was beautiful as always, but it is very unsettling to see another so early. Last week RTPI Development Director Linda Pierce sent me this article on Braddock Bay Bird Observatory and their increasingly early records, and one of the species named was the Lincoln’s Sparrow. I will be interested to see if we note a...

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Lincoln’s Sparrow

Posted on Oct 11, 2015

Lincoln’s Sparrow

This little Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) made me a happy man early this morning as it gave me a look over for a couple of seconds while in the open. It has been around for a few days, avoiding me nonstop. I fired off eight shots and ended up with these two to show for it. The shy and sneaky species is an uncommon migrant that can most often be found in busy sparrow habitats in the middle of October. I hope a Vesper Sparrow will treat me this well sometime this week. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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