Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
Black-chinned Sparrow, singing male, 5/30/07, Bald Mountain, Sierra Azul OSP
These birds are regular in small numbers each year high on the dry slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. This pair appeared to be setting up house, with the male singing and offering food to the female, who was carrying nesting material. I'm on the lookout for better quality pictures, but they aren't easy to get around here, and for now I'll settle for these.
Black-chinned Sparrow, male, 5/30/07, Bald Mountain, Sierra Azul OSP
Black-chinned female, with nesting material, 5/30/07, Bald Mountain, Sierra Azul OSP
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