tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932317.post2601315479528643484..comments2023-11-05T07:04:41.403-05:00Comments on Stitches of Violet: Wednesday Wings - Song SparrowMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936026798371276596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932317.post-50243598709387988222011-03-26T16:17:10.405-04:002011-03-26T16:17:10.405-04:00I have to admit I went to the bird guides for this...I have to admit I went to the bird guides for this one, but I think you have American Tree Sparrows, sometimes called the "winter chipping sparrow". <br /><br />The identifying mark is what they call the "stickpin", that little dark spot on the breast, vs. the song sparrow's bolder stripes.<br /><br />Cheerfully I admit to being a bird geek!<br /><br />Song Sparrow:<br />http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/song_sparrow/id<br /><br />American Tree Sparrow:<br />http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Tree_Sparrow/id<br /><br />(And my verification word: "chiplin"!)Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932317.post-53465971385897880292011-03-25T00:29:44.085-04:002011-03-25T00:29:44.085-04:00Wishful thinking, I'd say! Here in NM we'...Wishful thinking, I'd say! Here in NM we'll have a snow storm or two until May. You just go right ahead and use up those snow pictures. (They ARE pretty.)Yarn and Ivorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com