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Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Tray] #7172635
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I don't know if you picked up on the sarcasm, I thought it was a very tough quiz! And no one was more suprised than me with 4/5. Very nice pictures, I know some of these are hard to get a good look at let alone a great picture! I think I know which one I got wrong but I need to try and figure it out what it really is. Thanks for the challenge!

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Hard to pick up the sarcasm when you just about nailed it. LOL

Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Tray] #7172965
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Tray, is there a Sharp-tailed in the mix?

Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Tray] #7172980
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Originally Posted by Tray
Originally Posted by Northof50
2 out of 5 are calling on territory !
# 4 the white outer tail feathers is throwing me off



I’ve got pics of #4 singing if that helps. LOL
The necklace is the defining feature on that bird.

Vespers on sweet clover...do I get a point and 1/2

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Originally Posted by Line Jumper
Tray, is there a Sharp-tailed in the mix?


Yes, sort of........it’s not called Sharptailed anymore.

Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Northof50] #7172996
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I’ve got pics of #4 singing if that helps. LOL
The necklace is the defining feature on that bird.[/quote]
Vespers on sweet clover...do I get a point and 1/2
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Nope, sorry that’s a negative point for you

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Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Snowpa] #7173014
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Originally Posted by Snowpa
We have a bird here that sits along the roads and they fly very fast and uniform make turns up down right and left with precision They blend with the snow hundreds in a flock or group beautiful aerodynamics anyone know the name of them

large groups behaving like that are probably Snow Buntings
Longspurs are in flocks of 10-20 birds
That behaviour is to distract Gyr Falcons.....there probably was one 100-200 yards away sitting in a field or post.

1 Swamp
2 Le Contes
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Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Line Jumper] #7173027
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Originally Posted by Line Jumper
Tray, is there a Nelson's Sharp-tailed in the mix?

fixed it for you.


Actually you have to look at when Tray took the picture, cause they changed the names a few years back. It's like museum specimens named for the current time.

Good exercise Wilson Jr

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The 5th photo sure looks like a bison rub on the side. How big was the rock ?

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1. Swamp Sparrow
2. Nelson’s Sparrow
3. LeContes Sparrow
4. Bairds Sparrow
5. Grasshopper Sparrow

Good job guys, I tried not to make it extremely hard. I have lots of pics of some of these birds in juive plumage which can be super challenging, sometimes have to find a adult with them to get ID.

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Originally Posted by Northof50
The 5th photo sure looks like a bison rub on the side. How big was the rock ?


Rock was only about 2ft tall, located in a cattle pasture so that’s probably the culprit. That country has millions of rocks so they have many options.

Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: trapdog1] #7173145
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Originally Posted by trapdog1
I don't know much about sparrows, but I do know great photos when I see them.

I don't know much about sparrows, but I do know there are too many to keep track of! lol


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Re: Prairie Sparrows [Re: Tray] #7173252
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Just wait for the Warbler thread Lee Steimeyer, especially the fall one.

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