[All photographs copyright, Gary Nunn 2014] – I found a couple of “Thick-billed” Fox Sparrow Passerella [iliaca] megarhyncha at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery today 26 September 2014. This one popped up and started singing in response to my pishing along the fence line! Rich rufous wings and tail and “grayish” head and back. The very large bill, particularly swollen looking at the base of the lower mandible, looks almost grosbeak-like.

“Thick-billed” Fox Sparrow – Point Loma, San Diego County, California 26 Sep 2014

“Thick-billed” Fox Sparrow – Point Loma, San Diego County, California 26 Sep 2014