Small gray bill, overall pale straw color, dark rear auriculars, light circle around eye, blurry streaks on chest and sides.
Differences from Smith's Longspur: it looked smaller than nearby Lapland Longspur (length of Chestnut-collared is 6", length of Lapland is 6.25", length of Smith's is 6.25" according to Sibley); streaks on breast were blurry, not fine; tail was mostly white with black triangle - black did not extend up the center part of the tail (see photo below).
Differences from McCown's Longspur: face was more contrasty with dark rear auriculars; bill was small gray, not large pinkish; tail was mostly white with black triangle, not a black T (see photo below).
Continuing bird, first reported on OBOL March 13 by Roy Gerig. Oregon lifer #410. About 8 other birders were there when I arrived a little before 9am, and a steady stream of birders arrived over the next hour. It was along a gravel road called Blueberry Road, in Linn County, in the countryside.
29196–29488 Blueberry Rd, Halsey US-OR (44.4264,-123.1858), Linn County, Oregon
Other interesting birds hanging out with the Chestnut-collared Longspur: a Snow Bunting and a Lapland Longspur, plus several Horned Larks.
Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting (left), Lapland Longspur (right)
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