Date: 11/29/25 10:01 am From: Bill Chaisson <wpchaisson...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Sparrow at Exeter Wastewater??? (pic)
Looks like a chipping sparrow. Perhaps a juvenile born this year molted
into its first adult plumage (hence the beak color)?
On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 9:43:38 AM UTC-5 <cga......> wrote:
> Went to Exeter Wastewater on Thanksgiving morning.
>
> Good variety of birds including:
> bluebirds
> harrier
> snow bunting
> horned lark
> no ruddy duck
>
> On my way out I saw a white throated sparrow and another sparrow with it.
> I don't think the other sparrow is white throated. The other sparrow looks
> like a chipping sparrow but not sure with its orange beak. I am not ruling
> out a white crowned sparrow, but interested to see what others think.
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/138601499@N02/54952499871/in/dateposted-public/ >
> -chris gagnon
> Hooksett, NH
>