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Jack Sparrow has grown into a large boy, 13 lbs and 16 months old at this writing. He is very playful - loves to romp with his brothers Johnny and Oliver (and sister Leah too)
I live in an apartment near a creek, with lots of old trees. Many species of birds come to my balcony, which has feeders and a couple of sources for water. At one point today, there was a single bird on my balcony: a small sparrow that looked a bit like a Song Sparrow, but paler than the ones I normally see here. It had streaking on its breast and a faint center spot, but no chestnut on its wings.
What really threw me was its call - it sounded like a California Towhee. There were no CALTs around, and the bird's call grew fainter as it flew away from my balcony, so I'm pretty sure it was the source of the call. (Unfortunately, I did not have a camera or binoculars within reach, and the bird took off quickly. I did hear the call several times, though.)
Any ideas on what it might have been? (If it comes back I'll try to get some photos.)
