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 > ---------- > 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 > > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== > > The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign > your messages with first & last name, city, & > state abbreviation. > -------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: > birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > -------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: > birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY > E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx > ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx