[tn-bird] Re: Albinistic sparrow type?
- From: "cindy mitchell" <cmitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 19:33:22 -0500
I had a field sparrow here in my yard in northern Mississippi today. I
thought it was an extremely odd time of year to see it; it was eating
berries from my Washington Hawthorn tree. I hope this does not mean we will
have an early/hard winter.
Cindy Mitchell
Clarksdale, MS 38614
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 6:42 PM
Subject: [tn-bird] Albinistic sparrow type?
>
> Right at this moment, there is a sparrow type bird on my deck which is
> primarily fawn backed (field sparrow color) with one or two fawn colored
> feathers running down a slightly notched, medium length tail between
> double-wide white outer tail feathers The bird also has white edging along
> the edge of the bend of the wing At about the area of a second wing bar,
> there is a white spot sort of suggesting a wing bar is coming or should be
> there. It has a flesh colored bill and pinkish legs like a field sparrow.
I
> do not see an eye ring. I have had field sparrows here in the past, but
only
> in the winter when food is scarce and they come here where it is easy to
get.
>
> The bird is feeding well among the cardinals, house finches, house
sparrows,
> mourning doves and rock doves who are hogging feed down right now. It
seems
> to have trouble getting around, especially in landing after flight. I
think
> it is either a young bird of some kind or a sick bird. I am at a loss as
to
> what the bird is. Unfortunately, I am out of film.
>
> If any locals want to check with me, my number is in the NTOS directory.
The
> bird has been out on the deck since 5:50 PM when it flew up from the deck
to
> the rail after I let my poodles out. It came down to feed as soon as I
let
> them back in.
>
> Dee Thompson
> Nashville, TN
>
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