Sparrow ID Please

Posted by fredcor on Wed May 05, 2004 2:43 pm

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Taken at Point Pelee, last July 29, on the boardwalk at around 8:00AM. Is it a Swamp Sparrow?

10D, 100-400 +1.4x, at 510mm
1/50 at f11, EV -1/3, ISO100
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by Heather Forcier on Wed May 05, 2004 3:12 pm

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My uneducated guess would be Lincoln's Sparrow.

Cute bird, nice catch - they move fast! The shadow across the bird is unfortunate, but not a huge distraction and at least it's not across the head.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed May 05, 2004 4:13 pm

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Lat, I too believe this is a Linclon's but leave room for a non breeding Swamp Sparrow.

It's a nice shot with good detail.

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by Steve Roman on Wed May 05, 2004 5:04 pm

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Looks like an immature Swampy to me.

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by Terence P. Brashear on Wed May 05, 2004 6:30 pm

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I vote for young of the year Swamp Sparrow due to the date, the habitat, those rufous wings, and the lack of some field marks I'd expect for a Lincoln's Sparrow.

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by jnadler on Wed May 05, 2004 6:40 pm

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young Swamp in my opinion

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by Greg Downing on Wed May 05, 2004 7:21 pm

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Cute shot Lat. I am not a sparrow expert so I will yield on that one.

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by Harold Stiver on Wed May 05, 2004 8:36 pm

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A real little beauty, Lat. I would expect a young Swamp Sparrow on the march boardwalk at Pelee in mid summer.

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by Mike Wilson on Thu May 06, 2004 1:53 am

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I'd agree with young Swamp Sparrow. Great close image.

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by fredcor on Thu May 06, 2004 6:29 am

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Thanks all, I will settle for a Juv Swamp Sparrow, especially for the location and time of year.

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by AlexC on Thu May 06, 2004 9:28 am

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Lat, what a wonderful face, the shadows on the bird does not bother me!!
very nice exposure and detail, very nice indeed!!! Congrats!!8)
I am no sparrow expert either, but it could be Jefferson or an Alexander Hamilton or a John Adams, but a Benjamin Franklin it is not!!!

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by Ron Ridout on Thu May 06, 2004 10:05 am

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I agree with the juvenile Swamp Sparrow id. You've got a great shot that I think could be used as an educational tool by Christmas Count compilers. Take this plumage and move along 5 months and you get 99% of the Lincoln's Sparrows reported on Christmas Counts in the northern United States and Canada.

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by AForns on Thu May 06, 2004 11:03 am

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A very nice capture, shadow not distracting, excellent feather detail and pose.

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by LHays on Fri May 07, 2004 5:29 am

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Lat
Since I haven't learned the "Little Brown Jobs" (LBJs) I'll leave that to the others. You certainly did a nice job with him and it's a great image to have for ID purposes in the future.

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