[birding] Transient Black-throated Sparrow near Albany on Saturday

[Joel Geier]

Hi folks,

Tristen Hynes sent me a note to mention that he saw a BLACK-THROATED
SPARROW (adult male) on 17 Oct, in a field near North Albany (Benton
County). He had a very good look with the bird in view for about 10
minutes, and mentioned details including deep black throat with very
distinct white lines above the eye and running down from the bill. The
bird was associating with Fox & Song Sparrows. Tristen didn't find the
bird there in subsequent days so it seems to have moved on. 

This is the only fall record for this species that I know of for the
mid-Willamette Valley. I thought about Reed Bunting but Tristen was able
to rule that out.

Happy birding,
Joel

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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis