Sparrows

October delight! Clay-colored sparrow. This bird has a ghost-like quality and appears whiter and brighter than other sparrows making it a bit easier to recognize in a flock of mixed sparrows. To make positive ID check for the gray shawl on its neck and the eyebrow line that stops abruptly right before its eye. Immature chipping sparrows may look similar - at times- but their eyebrow line emerges from the other side of the eye running right through.

House Finch

Salt Marsh Sparrow- Union Sq Park

Salt marsh sparrow Union Sq 10/2019

Golden crowned Kinglet

Lincoln Sparrow, Union Square Park

White Throated Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow - Orchard Beach 5/18

Grasshopper Sparrow, Orchard Beach

Vesper Sparrow, Central Park 4/2018

Vesper sparrow, CP 4/18

Vesper Sparrow

Eastern Towhee, female NYBG 2018

Field Sparrow, NYBG 2018

Clay colored sparrow 10/17

Clay colored sparrow - 10/17

Purple Finch, NYBG

Fox Sparrow, NYBG

Field Sparrow, NYBG 11/17

Savannah Sparrow, Orchard Beach

Song Sparrow, NYBG 10/17

Swamp sparrow breeding - CP 5/16

Song sparrow - NYBG

White Crowned sparrow - Cp 5/16

Seaside sparrow

Seaside sparrow, Clinton Park, 5/16

Tufted titmouse

Seaside Sparrow

Seaside sparrows of Clinton Park 5/16

Seaside Sparrow, Clinton Park

Seaside Sparrow, one foot, Clinton Park

Seaside Sparrow, Clinton Park

House Finch feasting on cedar berries @NYBG 1/16

American Goldfinch, winter colors, Pelham Bay Park 12/15

Fox Sparrow, NYBG 2/17

Fox Sparrow - NYBG 1/16

House finch

House Finch NYBG 12/15

Swamp sparrow

Swamp sparrow, Bryant Park 10/9/15

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow - Orchard Beach

Lincoln Sparrow, NYBG 10.14.14

Lincoln Sparrow

Pine Siskins at NYBG, 11/14

Pine Siskin

Field Sparrow, April 2015 Central Park

Field Sparrow

Field Sparrow, April 2015, Central Park

Savannah Sparrow, CP

Savannah Sparrow, April 2015 Central Park

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow, April 2015 Central Park

House Finch, NYBG 12/14

Purple Finch, NYBG

Purple Finch, NYBG 11/14

Tree Sparrow, NYBG 12/14

Purple Finch, NYBG 11/14

Purple Finch - NYBG 11/14

House Finch, NYBG 11/14

Tree Sparrow, NYBG 12/14

Tree Sparrow - NYBG 12/14

Tree Sparrow, NYBG

Purple Finch- 11/1 NYBG

White crowned sparrow - Turtle Cove

Field Sparrow

Tree sparrow, Turtle Cove 9/14

Field Sparrow-NYBG

Field Sparrow- NYBG

Savannah Sparrow

White throated sparrow- fall 2013

Chipping Sparrow - Bartow Pell Mansion

Chipping Sparrow, immature - NYBG

American GoldFinch - Summer Colors

American Goldfinch-NYBG

House Finch - Central Park

Purple Finch- NYBG

Fox Sparrow - Union Square Park

White crowned sparrow, immature, Turtle Cove

Lincoln's Sparrow - Union Square Park

Purple Finch - NYBG

Purple Finch- NYBG

Lincoln's Sparrow - Union Square Park

House Finch, singing female - Turtle Cove

Red Crossbill- Central Park

White throated sparrow - The New York Botanical Garden

Often referred to a LBJ (little brown jobs) sparrows are mainly brown, or beige in coloring and are small birds of the city and forest. A good sampling of sparrows can be observed during the spring migration, but for a real superb look, try the month of October for sparrow spotting.

Chipping Sparrow - The New York Botanical Garden

Song Sparrow Nest - City Island

Purple Finch- NYBG

Junco - Central Park

Savannah Sparrow - Madison, CT

Savannah Sparrow

House finch, male and female - Central Park

American Goldfinch in the setting sun- Turtle Cove

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch, Central Park

Junco - Central Park

European Starling - Invasive Species -Union Square Park, NY

Swamp sparrows are secretive small birds that often hide along shaded shorelines of lakes and streams. They prey on small insects and seeds.

Swamp Sparrow

Song Sparrow - Bryant Park

Song Sparrow- Turtle Cove

Song Sparrows, Turtle Cove

Red breasted Nuthatch- NYBG

White Breasted Nuthatch- The New York Botanical Garden

White Throated Sparrow- The New York Botanical Garden

White throated Sparrow - NYBG

White throated Sparrow - NBG

Black Capped Chickadee- The New York Botanical Garden. Black capped chickadees shiver to keep warm in winter and hunt for nuts to provide them with protein to survive harsh weather.

Black Capped Chickadee - NYBG 1/14

Brown Creeper - 23rd st

Blue Jay - The New York Botanical Garden. Blue Jays are highly territorial and extremely aggressive birds. They are supreme mockers and can imitate a red tailed hawk easily. Their vocal abilities consist of many different sounds.

Tufted Titmouse-Union Square