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[Clip]

Taken today in Colorado Eastern Plains. I'm pretty sure the forward bird is a Tree Sparrow but the bird in the backyard looks different. Is it also a Tree Sparrow or something else?

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[psweet]

The background bird looks like a White-crowned Sparrow.

[Melissa :)]

Not sure on background bird, but I can confirm your Tree Sparrow!

[Clip]

I don't see any stripes on the background bird. Just shadows from the branches. The sun was in my eyes when I took the shot so my field id is nadda!

[blackburnian]

agree with psweet and Melissa

[jdeitsch]

Agree with American-Tree. the background bird looks like a Dark-eyed Junco?

[JimBob]

The back birds is a White-crowned Sparrow as psweet stated.

[Clip]

Just putting this up here for comparison purposes. I'm just not seeing White-crowned Sparrow. Junco I can kind of see. But the dark spots on the head of the background bird are shadows. I suppose the shadows may be erasing the stripes espicially if it is first year White-crowned. Ohh! The markings on the back look like White-crowned. Okay I see where you all are getting White-crowned. Thanks! And your patience as I work this out is awesome thanks! Oh man now looking at the back again I'm more incline to say they are both Tree Sparrows. I hate iding Sparrows [/img]

[psweet]

Sorry, Clip, I don't see any shadows on the crown. The white there is brighter than anywhere on the back -- I can't see that as anything other than an adult White-crowned. You can also see the brown streaks on the back and the dotted white wingbars.

[TheBillyPilgrim]

I agree, adult White-crowned in the background.