Sagebrush Sparrows – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Sagebrush Sparrows have soft gray heads, light to white underparts with a dark spot on the breasts, brown backs with streaks, white eye rings with a white patch in front of their eyes and a dark stripe on their throats

World Sparrow Day 2022

By Mia McPherson|March 20th, 2022|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Daggett County, Dark-eyed Juncos, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Green-tailed Towhees, Harris's Sparrow, House Sparrows, Lark Buntings, Lark Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Morgan County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Salt Lake County, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Stansbury Mountains, Summit County, Tooele County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains, White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, American Tree Sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis, Brewer's Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee, House Sparrow, Junco hyemalis, Lark Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Melospiza melodia, Passer domesticus, Passerculus sandwichensis, Pipilo chlorurus, Pipilo maculatus, Poocetes gramineus, Sagebrush Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella breweri, Spizella passerina, Spizelloides arborea, Spotted Towhee, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, World Sparrow Day, Zonotrichia albicollis, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

Today is World Sparrow Day and since I love all of the sparrows on the planet I thought I'd share some of the sparrows I have photographed in North America.

Antelope Island Sagebrush Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|October 17th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, Artemisiospiza nevadensis, autumn, breeze, desert island, fall, Greasewood, lift off, perched, Sagebrush Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows|

It was a real treat for me yesterday morning to photograph another Sagebrush Sparrow on Antelope Island State Park when I spotted it pop up on a clump of greasewood.

Sagebrush Sparrow – My Tiny Nemesis

By Mia McPherson|September 27th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, Artemisiospiza nevadensis, autumn, desert, fall, Greasewood, island, migration, nemesis, perched, Sagebrush Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows|

I think the Sagebrush Sparrows are beautiful, elegant birds and I want more photos of them than I have!

My Wish List

By Mia McPherson|March 26th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Utah|Tags: Artemisiospiza nevadensis, bird photography, Sagebrush Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, wish list|

Some women wish for diamonds, some men wish for fast cars while young children might wish for a pony or a trip to Disney. Me? I wish for birds. Pretty simple, huh?