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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Oct 12, 2008

Looks like maybe a white-throated to me, but I just couldn't tell. They were hanging out with the bluebirds on the wires.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Oct 12, 2008

Yep, White-throated Sparrows.

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TheGrine North Brunswick, NJ Nov 06, 2008

Actually, these are Chipping Sparrows. See the dark line through the eye?

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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 06, 2008

I don't think so, because they have more striping and that white throat.

From this distance and poor quality, the dark through the eye looks similar to that of a WTS 1st year.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/White-throated_Sparrow.html

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Grasmussen Anchorage, AK(Zone 4a) Nov 07, 2008

TheGrine, not even close to looking like a Chipping Sparrow!

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