U.S.-Central Ohio: Assist with Sparrow ID (juvenile?) (1 Viewer)

I found four or five of these Sparrows in a field near a forest this morning. I'm not sure of the ID, but I'm guessing they may be juvenile Song Sparrows because they appear to have the beginnings of Song Sparrow markings on the head (faint, but there), although the one with the spider in its mouth looks younger than the rest.

Can one of the Sparrow experts provide an assist?

Thanks.

Pat Hemlepp
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What was it's song like?

Nice ones Pat, but not a Song Sparrow, not even a Sparrow, but a Bunting, an Indigo Bunting from what I can see, probably a moulting HY male.

http://bob.moul.oiseaux.net/passerin.indigo.3.html#fiche

http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/passeriformes/passerin.indigo.html

JanJ

JanJ:

Thanks. I had checked Indigo Bunting in my field guide because I had seen some in this field a couple of weeks ago, but the field guide didn't show anything but the blue summer plumage. I regularly see Song Sparrows and Field Sparrows in this field, so I went that direction. Now that I take a close look, I see the beak matches a bunting.

Hey, I'm just a photo hobbyist ...

JANJ said:

Nice ones Pat, but not a Song Sparrow, not even a Sparrow, but a Bunting, an Indigo Bunting from what I can see, probably a moulting HY male.

http://bob.moul.oiseaux.net/passerin.indigo.3.html#fiche

http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/passeriformes/passerin.indigo.html

JanJ

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