three sparrows; Golden-crowned, Lincoln's and Song

Lincoln's Sparrow is one of those subtle but very attractive sparrows but they are a bit skulky and always seem to place something between them and the camera; the Song Sparrows of the Pacific North-west are very dark and dingy looking birds --

a few wet birds from a wet morning in Ladner BC

American Goldfinch, Red-shafted Flicker, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow -- all were taken at either 3200 or 4000 ISO

towhee and sparrows

another path leads to the western side of the river mouth at Campbell but the presence of rather a lot of bear poo and a rather narrow path meant that some flitting sparrows were initially given little attention until I realised that a percentage of the flock were in fact Golden-crowned Sparrows a species I had not seen since California in 1997 -- after some tricky views a couple of birds eventually performed well -- Spotted Towhees were also frequent -- according to the Sibley guide these first two White-crowned Sparrows are first-winter West Taiga birds while the bird on the path is a Pacific first-winter -- Savannah Sparrows were scattered through most habitats