25 June 2024
As of late I’m with a bunch of pals in search of a fowl that seems like a computer virus in Clarion County, PA.
We’re at Piney Tract, State Gamelands 330, the place we think to listen to — and perhaps see — grasshopper, box, Henslow’s and music sparrows.
Many grassland sparrows sound like insects — therefore the title “grasshopper” sparrow — however the fowl we’re in search of is a clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida) who seems like this:
This fowl is particular as a result of he’s outdoor his standard vary.
Right here’s one in North Dakota.
Dan Mendenhall noticed the fowl closing Friday so we stand a superb opportunity of discovering it. See Dan’s picture right here.