tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post8024375514216573543..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: The sparrow challengeKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-40669151100141997282008-05-09T12:45:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:45:00.000-04:00Just remember... a lawyer's bill can be HUGE!Just remember... a lawyer's bill can be HUGE!The Happy Wombat Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372571086102516025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-60936123624181277962008-05-09T07:34:00.000-04:002008-05-09T07:34:00.000-04:00Get your mind out of the gutter, Mexicali Anonymou...Get your mind out of the gutter, Mexicali Anonymous! The lores are the "bit between the eye and the bill." As if *I* would ever have my mind in the gutter. HAHAHAHA!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-45461712813637881982008-05-08T19:54:00.000-04:002008-05-08T19:54:00.000-04:00his what's are WHAT? does that refer to any part l...his what's are WHAT? does that refer to any part like for instance that Andy P just lost?? haha<BR/><BR/>The other day a sparrow flew in one of the big windows upstairs. The dogs were delighted. <BR/><BR/>I opened the bedroom window wider and closed the door. Checked a while later and she or he found her or his way out. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-7399992431879069782008-05-08T16:12:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:12:00.000-04:00Btw, Gordon's lores are hairy!Btw, Gordon's lores are hairy!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-40791613043025788472008-05-08T16:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:11:00.000-04:00Yaaaay! I did it, I figured out the sparrows!We ha...Yaaaay! I did it, I figured out the sparrows!<BR/><BR/>We have plenty o' White-capped and White-throated sparrows, plus plenty o' Chipping sparrows AND Fox sparrows. These ones I can all identify. The Savannah was a new one for me and involved lots of looking at fields guides. :)<BR/><BR/>HWB is my birding guru. I am not worthy, I am not worthy...Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-50552702371688426322008-05-08T14:41:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:41:00.000-04:00Nah, chippies have a red cap and a white eye-strip...Nah, chippies have a red cap and a white eye-stripe. The bright yellow wash on the lores (the bit between the eye and the bill) is found in White-throated sparrows and Savannah sparrows. Those guys ain't no White-thoats.<BR/><BR/>The last one, however, is missing the yellow lores and has a noticeable "stickpin" on its breast. You are correct that the bird in question is a Song sparrow.The Happy Wombat Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372571086102516025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-51238519175181623272008-05-08T07:58:00.000-04:002008-05-08T07:58:00.000-04:00Good lord, to me a "chippie" is a place to buy fis...Good lord, to me a "chippie" is a place to buy fish and chips! :)<BR/><BR/>I do find the sparrows a tad challenging, at least the ones that are more or less all brown!!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-53071192661374386782008-05-08T07:47:00.000-04:002008-05-08T07:47:00.000-04:00I have to say, I can't tell one sparrow from anoth...I have to say, I can't tell one sparrow from another! They all look alike. My Grandfather called them all chippies. My sister and I were well into adulthood before we found out that sparrows were not chippies. Seriously!Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293748684422926217noreply@blogger.com