Erika and I spied a Fox Sparrow under the feeders during our 13 February 2021 snow storm. Note how dark this individual is, typical of the Pacific Northwest races of this species. You can’t see it from this image, but this Fox Sparrow carried a band on its left leg, presumably a bird I ringed last fall.
I had a fox-sparrow visit during this same snowstorm (February 15). I've been watching the birds in my yard pretty carefully for the last decade, and I don't think that I have ever seen one that was banded.
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