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Thank you to everyone who responded confirming Song Sparrow id.  I would
like to re-word my previous email to state that I watched a song sparrow
doing constant wing flicking behavior which I hadn't observed in one before.
But maybe a lot of ground foraging birds are wing-flickers when they think
no one is watching.





From: Susanna [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:18 PM
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Subject: Song? Sparrow question



Today and two weeks ago I watched what I deduce is a Song Sparrow on our
patio, but it looks smaller and is constantly flicking its wings.  It's so
active I had trouble getting a photo of it.  Is the wing flicking a normal
behavior for a Song Sparrow?  It's not a Lincoln's as far as I can tell.
Pics at checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34012391



Other notes:  Yesterday a Red-bellied Woodpecker grabbed black oilseed from
the cling-a-wing feeder even though we have creepy crawly suet.  Just saw
our Red-breasted Nuthatch drink from a birdbath for the first time.  Earlier
today a Cooper's Hawk perched on patio post just four feet from the door.
Unfortunately our hawks appear to catch juncos more often than house
sparrows.



Susanna Heideman

SW Columbus / Galloway, Franklin County OH


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