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Clay-colored Sparrows in West Miramar WCA
Posted by Ken Schneider
almost 8 years ago
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Identified two Clay-colored Sparrows this morning (NOV 17, 2016) in west Miramar. First saw two unidentified sparrows with very white undersides-- only got momentary looks and no photos but they reminded me of Chipping or Clay-colored. Then, on the way back from the West Miramar WCA near the entrance I was watching a hummingbird in the Firebush and a single Clay-colored Sparrow appeared. Walking home (a few doors from the entrance) I saw a sparrow on a neighbor's lawn. It flew into a tree and Bingo! Another Clay-colored!.These were the first i have recorded in the WCA, the 168th species reported here.
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Found a clay colored sparrow nest about 6 feet off the ground in a flower bower in my entry courtyard. Four small pale blue ,lightly speckled eggs in a neat nest. Have not observed the parents in the nest. Identified nest and eggs online. Hope the black snake in my yard and or feral cats do not get the eggs or baby birds. I live on the intercoastal, “Lake Worth” in West Palm Beach, Florida. I found it very unusual that they were this far south. Global warming?
Clay-colored Sparrows don't breed in Florida. The birds nesting in your courtyard are much more likely House Sparrows.
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