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Wing bar – yes
- Harris Sparrow
Eye Ring- yes, including partial
none
Eye ring – faint or none
Harris Sparrow – streaks on side, black on crown, around bill and throat, white belly, fave of winter birds almost golden look. Wingbars in winter adults are buffy.
Wing bar – faint or none
- Sage
- Henslow’s
- Vesper
- Le Conte’s
- Nelson’s Sharp-Tailed
- Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed
- Seaside
- Savannah
- Fox
- Song
- Lincoln’s
- Baird’s
Eye Ring- yes, including partial
Sage Sparrow – gray or brown head, white spot in front of eye
Henslow’s Sparrow – greenish eyebrow and nape
Vesper Sparrow – fine streaked head/white outer tail feathers, no yellow over eye
Le Conte’s Sparrow – orangish over eye, gray in front of the eye, buffy upper breast with fine streaks, buffy flanks with heavier streaks, eye ring may be weak. Found in grassy fields. Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrows are similar, but found in grassy marshes.
Baird’s Sparrow – buffy eyebrow behind eye, breastband streaks from necklace
Song and Lincoln’s Sparrows – some birds show stronger eye ring, but are described below
Eye ring – faint or none
Nelson’s Sharp-Tailed Sparrow – orangish over eye, gray back of neck, orange across breast
Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrow – orangish over eye, gray back of neck, pale buff on sides, paler in the center of the breast
Seaside Sparrow – very dark, white throat
Savannah Sparrow – faint eye ring, yellowish lores over eye. Variable, overall streaked look
Fox Sparrow – grayish (east), reddish (west), very heavy, often arrow-head shape, spots/streaks on chest and side
Song Sparrow – streaks on sides and upper breast, central spot, greyish above and below eye
Lincoln’s Sparrow – fine straks on side and upper chest, place buffy wash on chest, spiffy look
