A few days ago, I was watching the birds in my backyard when I found a particularly unusual one. I thought it was one of the following: -White-throated Sparrow (Tan-striped Morph) -White-crowned Sparrow (Adult) -White-crowned Sparrow (Juvenile) Let's start with the bird's details: -Buff stripes on crown and eyes -Buff back -Gray breast spot -Blackish, sparrowlike bill -Gray throat -Crown/Eyestripes bordered by black Now let's see the behaviors: -Crawling up tree trunks like a woodpecker or a nuthatch -Loosely associating with the White-crowns If you have any suggestions, email me (or the listserv) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]