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Photo by MikeNixon
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Field Notes

Description:

What type of bird is this.

Species ID Suggestions

Marsh Wren(??)

Cistothorus palustris

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Jacob Gorneau
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Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

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Stian Waaler
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Comments (3)
Liam
Definitely a Chipping Sparrow, a nonbreeding adult molting into breeding plumage.
LivanEscudero
It's a sparrow. The poor little thing has a huge tick on its head. I think it's a Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) or it may be a Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana.)
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012

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