Photography of Birds – Set # 144 | H.J. Ruiz

Photography of Birds – Set # 144

Set # 144

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Adults have dark-streaked olive-brown upperparts with a light brown breast with fine streaks, a white belly, and a white throat. They have a brown cap with a grey stripe in the middle, olive-brown wings, and a narrow tail. Their face is grey with brown cheeks, a brown line through the eye, and an eye ring. They are somewhat similar in appearance to the song sparrow.

Song Sparrow

The sparrow species derives its name from its colorful repertoire of songs. Enthusiasts report that one of the songs heard often in suburban locations closely resembles the opening four notes of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. The male uses a fairly complex song to declare ownership of its territory and attract females.

Singing itself consists of a combination of repeated notes, quickly passing isolated notes, and trills. The songs are very crisp, clear, and precise, making them easily distinguishable by human ears. A particular song is determined not only by pitch and rhythm but also by the timbre of the trills. Although one bird will know many songs—as many as 20 different tunes with as many as 1000 improvised variations on the basic theme, unlike thrushes, the song sparrow usually repeats the same song many times before switching to a different song.

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12 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 144”

bayphotosbydonna on September 29, 2020 at 9:57 am said:

Very much like seeing these two in one post for comparison! Great shots, HJ!

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 29, 2020 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  That’s the idea! People get confused with these two birds. At first look they do resemble each other. Thank you, my friend. 🙂
  
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  - bayphotosbydonna on September 29, 2020 at 7:04 pm said:
    
    I am one of the confused. So to date, I haven’t said I’ve captured a Lincoln’s Sparrow, the jury’s still out on that one. 😉
MaryGwyn'sArt on September 29, 2020 at 11:46 am said:

Sweet little fellow!

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 29, 2020 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Mary. 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on September 29, 2020 at 12:29 pm said:

Thanks for the comparison, H.J. It got me to thinking I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Lincoln’s Sparrow sing – I certainly have seen them. I just listened to the song. I’ll try to start training my ears to hear it. 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 29, 2020 at 4:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Lisa. 🙂
  
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tanjabrittonwriter on September 29, 2020 at 9:41 pm said:

Two of my favorite sparrows, H.J. Thank you for sharing. I have been seeing them seemingly everywhere lately, I think they had a good year (at least I hope so).
Best wishes,
Tanja

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 29, 2020 at 10:51 pm said:
  
  It’s my opinion that the birds of the East had a good year. However, I can’t say the same for the birds of the West. The forest fires, unfortunately have taken many of their lives.
  Thank you very much, Tanja. 🙂
  
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  - tanjabrittonwriter on September 30, 2020 at 9:59 pm said:
    
    I’m afraid you are right, H. J. It’s heartbreaking to think about how many birds and other animals have lost their lives in the fires and other natural disasters. 😢
    Take care,
    Tanja
de Wets Wild on September 30, 2020 at 12:05 am said:

Is it just me, or does Lincoln’s Sparrow actually resemble the erstwhile US president of the same name? 😀

Lovely images again, H.J, and I always appreciate the interesting facts you share along with the photo’s.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 30, 2020 at 3:48 pm said:
  
  This bird was named by the famous Audubon after his friend, Thomas Lincoln, of Dennysville, Maine. Thank you, my friend. 🙂
  
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