I think the second bird is a Spizella sparrow, like Chipping or Brewer's. Note the unmarked breast and belly, and the dark line through the eye. Spizellas have fairly long tails with distinct notches. I think the notch is just exaggerated in this case by the way the bird is holding its tail.
Peter Ruprecht
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On Sunday, August 23, 2020, 9:47:00 PM MDT, julieama...@gmail.com <julieamartinez13@gmail.com> wrote:
Good evening!
Yesterday morning I hiked around Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, and observed two birds I'm not positive in identifying.
The first looked like a House Wren, but I wasn't positive since this was around 10,000ft. I know it's possible for them to reside at this elevation, and it doesn't quite appear to be another wren, so I wanted to soundboard it with you guys.
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Yesterday morning I hiked around Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, and observed two birds I'm not positive in identifying.
The first looked like a House Wren, but I wasn't positive since this was around 10,000ft. I know it's possible for them to reside at this elevation, and it doesn't quite appear to be another wren, so I wanted to soundboard it with you guys.
The second I managed to catch only a quick glimpse of. I am rusty with high altitude, forest birds, and while it looked Finch-like, again, wanted to hear thoughts.
I attached pictures to my drive where they can be viewed (unless I need to attach these in a different manner).
Wren - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHQUgl48RbfG7SGhjrD-32KInI5pN4yM/view?usp=sharing
Wren - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LQNQIPQ0f97lne7edSycgqPAjPE0zkfD/view?usp=sharing
Unk - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1msLdNymu0mw44Pd4DJoqYcbK5q_9JcoQ/view?usp=sharing
Julie Martinez
Julie Martinez
Aurora, CO
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