FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: identifying help?

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Savannah Sparrows are common in weedy and grassy field areas about now, but
it is not a largish sparrow, but a smaller one.

How about Red-winged Blackbird females??

bpb


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> From:         Ilona Leki[SMTP:leki@xxxxxxx]
> Reply To:     birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent:         Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:43 PM
> To:   birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      [birdky] identifying help?
> 
> Hi,
> We've got a bird in our field (outside of Berea) that just showed up and
> we're not sure what it is.  Sorry if this is too elementary.  It looks
> like a large-ish sparrow, heavily streaked on the breast, with very
> distinct (looks like) white and dark brown eye bars.  It looks like the
> Peterson's Guide Savanah sparrow picture, but do they come around here?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> Ilona
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