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Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
37.7677, -122.466
Field Notes
Description:
Long distant winter vagrant. <br>
Pointed bill, white underneath with some streaking on the flanks and chest in a V shape. Creamy color face and throat with brown mask and brown crest. Dark and light brown on back and wings. Almost smaller then the Juncos.
Habitat:
Found in Golden Gate park near Cypress trees. Prefered to be with a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos and a few other sparrows but stayed away from the flock of just sparrows.
Notes:
Sorry about the blurry pictures.
Normally found in northern Europe and Asia and winters in Japan and China. This one prefered to be with a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos and a few other sparrows but stayed away from a flock of just sparrows. When it rousted it stayed high in the tree by itself.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2014
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