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Re: Harris's Sparrow/West. Tanager @ Cape Lookout
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Re: Harris's Sparrow/West. Tanager @ Cape Lookout
- From: Kent Fiala <fiala@ipass.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:42:15 -0400
- References: <1.5.4.32.20000425021654.00829f94@mail1.coastalnet.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Wade Fuller wrote:
>
> This morning (Monday, Apr 24) Bob Holmes and I birded Cape Lookout (NC)
> where we found both a Harris's Sparrow and a Western Tanager. Both
> birds were males in or very near breeding plumage.
Not to take away from these sightings, but in the case of the Harris's
Sparrow I think that you must have meant adult plumage rather than male
plumage. The sexes are alike.
Kent Fiala
Raleigh NC