Spizella breweri – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

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.

I’m Just Mad About Sparrows

By Mia McPherson|September 8th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, branches, Brewer's Sparrow, desert, Fragrant Sumac, immature, juvenile, Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Passerculus sandwichensis, Poocetes gramineus, Rhus aromatica, rose hips, roses, Savannah Sparrow, sky, smoky, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella breweri, sumac, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, wild roses, young, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

I had a great time photographing all of the sparrow species I saw two days ago and I could have stayed with them all morning long. I might do just that later this week.

Flaming Gorge Brewer’s Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|May 19th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Flat, Birds, Brewer's Sparrows, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, arid, bird photography, Brewer's Sparrow, brushlands, Daggett County, Great Basin, High Plains, insects, sage, sagebrush, seeds, singing, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella breweri, spring|

Brewer's Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area.