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My Leucistic Song Sparrow Sighting

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-15T04:15:48-05:00October 15th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Leucistic, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: aberrant plumage, adult, autumn, fall, leucism, leucistic, marsh, Melospiza melodia, morning, normal, perched, phragmites, phrags, pigment issues, plumage, plumage issue, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, Utah, wetlands|

My second gobsmack in a week occurred when I spotted a stunning leucistic Song Sparrow while driving slowly along the road at Farmington Bay WMA two days ago.