Swamp Sparrow? (1 Viewer)

[eteune]

Searching for migrating sparrows at local wetland/prairie.
Would be my first so not quite sure.
Sorry for poor photos, it was dark and rainy, had to lighten on computer just to approach normal.

 

[Grousemore]

Looks good at first sight, but a while since I've seen one and no books to hand (disclaimer)

 

[buckskin hawk]

Swampie gets my vote but I'm just a novice. It has the eye line that thickens, gray face and breast with light steaking and a rufous crown. I have a lot of sparrows on my list and would really like to see this one. Maybe this winter.

 

[Katy Penland]

I think your photos are just fine, and I'd agree with it being a Swamp. :t:

 

[riecket13]

yep

agree with Katy, if you wanna see poor photos, google "Tennessee Skua photos" or look on the IDFrontiers archives. Yours are fine
Thomas
best way to tell Swamp Sparrows is plain gray breast and rufous cap (buffy flanks)

 

[eteune]

Thanks for saying my photos are fine, but I am spoiled by taking photos of nice, cooperative Savannah or Song sparrows posing for me in bright sunshine maybe 10-20 feet away. Even my Lincoln's Sparrow shots are better, he just pecked around in the grass practically at my feet.

Thanks for the ID confirmation everyone.

Now, I just need a few Sharp Tailed and LeConte's that were sighted at the same spot I took these.

 

[buckskin hawk]

These look like they cooperated. "Turn to the right (pic 1), now all the way to the right (pic 2), turn to the left (pic 3), now look striaght at the camera (pic 4)."

 

[eteune]

Hehe, yeah, I guess your right. I was pretty lucky from my first Swamp Sparrow.