[EBB Sightings] Backyard White-throated Sparrows

I just noticed the White-throated  feeding along side a Fox Sparrow .
The Tan Stripped White-throated Sp. has been in the back yard consistently
since Nov25th.
I've had two Fox Sparrow for the same amount of time, many White and Golden
Crowns too.
One yard bird I have not had this year is the Purple Finch.
 In fact I have only seen posting of Purple Finch for southern Arizona.
I don't think ~  (?)  I've noticed the Purple Finch mentioned in any
postings.
Has anyone in the bay area had Purple Finch for 2006 ?
Rich Cimino
Pleasanton


> [Original Message]
> From: Douglas Vaughan 
> To: East Bay  Birds 
> Cc: Douglas Vaughan 
> Date: 1/22/2006 9:56:18 AM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Backyard White-throated Sparrows
> I can't resist noting that we have now had our third White-throated 
> Sparrow of the season, a species I once regarded as a Bay Area rarity! 
> A brilliant white-striped adult showed up on our patio in November but 
> has not reappeared. Then a first-winter bird made a brief appearance 
> last month and is presumably one of the two that we watched this 
> morning, after seeing one or the other fairly regularly for the last 
> several days.
> For the season, therefore: three White-throats, zero White-crowns!
> Doug Vaughan
> Berkeley
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