The one possibility that comes to mind is Baird's Sparrow. You may have spotted one on its way over to Soapstone where they are known to breed. If that is indeed it, you saved yourself a hellish walk in unsheltered conditions come summertime.
One thing I like to keep in mind when mulling birds over is that uncommon presentations of common birds are more common that common presentations of uncommon birds. To that end, a Savannah that doesn't meet the criteria of colorful wings is more probable, but Baird's is not outside the realm of possibility for Larimer county. However, I would consider a prominent yellow brow to be an uncommon presentation of that bird... Just my two cents. Hope that helps! Congrats on the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, which is never a consolation bird here in CO, haha. Happy birding, Steve Rash Denver Co. On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 11:25:28 AM UTC-6, ronbco wrote: > > can't quite find a match... > > group of 4 in trees between 1st pond and coral > plump sparrow with buff breast, uniform brown wings and striking head > pattern > the most striking feature was the black mustache/throat stripes like a > lark sparrow, also had small central dark spot on breast > however i believe there was a yellow wash on the stripe above the eye and > the center head stripe I think was rufous. > > I've also considered Clay-colored but ... black stripes coming down the > throat? > Savannah are too colorful on wings > Lincolns are too yellow > Vesper pattern not striking enough > > My consolation prize for this hard one was a Rose-breasted Grosbeak right > at the sign for the Learning Center where a memorial bridge is, high in a > cottonwood > > Ron Bolton > Larimer County > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d73e552e-a780-41f5-ba6a-9c556a860320%40googlegroups.com.
