Swede’s Photographs on Nostr: Sparrow Rest Identifying a sparrow among sparrows isn’t always easy. Merlin leans ...

Sparrow Rest

Identifying a sparrow among sparrows isn’t always easy. Merlin leans toward Bachman’s Sparrow for this image, but it’s actually a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Merlin also suggests Field Sparrow and Brewer’s Sparrow, though Brewer’s is easy to rule out since it’s out of range. When I use Merlin for audio IDs, it often picks up Bachman’s Sparrow and Song Sparrow too. The dark patch on this bird’s chest is especially interesting.