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By NewWestBirder
#91450
I was in Kelowna for a few days last week and took this photo of a sparrow in a hillside park just outside of the city. I was seeing Verspers all day, and some House Sparrows, but this bird did not have the same look. I was struck by the black tones of this bird. The Merlin app. suggests this is a Brewers, but if so, it would be outside the range as indicated in the Merlin app. so I am not ready to jump at that conclusion. The poor photo and challenging lighting probably adds to the problem IDing the bird. Finally, there were no bird calls I could use the Merlin audio app to check the ID.
Hope someone has a more definitive opinion.

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