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Today there was a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (rare transient in the east) at the Truman State University farm. I got a call this afternoon from a Bio professor who was checking on bluebird nest boxes in the area saying it was hanging out in a pasture with some Chipping Sparrows. I went and found plenty of Chipping Sparrows after a few minutes, but could not ID the Clay-colored until I had searched through them for about an hour- it was literally the last sparrow I saw as I was on my way back to the car, and also a life-bird. The specific directions are kind of long and complicated, so if anyone wants them just email me off-list. With the weather we are supposed to have it may stick around. Also seen were Lark Sparrows, Field Sparrows, a White-crowned Sparrow, a Grasshopper Sparrow, a Savannah Sparrow, and I heard White-throated and Song Sparrows. Phil Wire Kirksville, Adair Co. [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------- Phil Wire Truman State University http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/racingtheantelope/my_photos __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives, click here: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://mobirds.org * ###########################################################