Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Lark and Clay Colored Sitting in a Tree..
Here's a sight you dont see everyday - at least not in Maryland - a Lark Sparrow (on the right there) sitting on the same branch as one, and maybe two, Clay-Colored Sparrows.
Mikey Lutmerding found these birds on Assateague Island and, another birder, Scott Housten, put Warren on to them. He went searching and almost literally stumbled across them. Both sparrow species are rare in Maryland, although they show up on Assateague with some regularity.
Lots of other birds were about,,,,,
But this is why most people (non-birders, anyway) come to Assateague: