Sparrow ID Please

I captured this sparrow on the beach dunes in Chicago. It had slight patches of yellow above the eyes but was definitely not a white throated sparrow. Can anyone help me with an ID?

Thanks

I can't tell from this perspective, but if it has a notched tail, it's more than likely a Savannah Sparrow.

I'm by far no expert on sparrows but after pulling out my field guides to sparrows and you do have this species in your area it looks a lot like a Swamp Sparrow. First reference is to the rufous upperparts and and wing coverts. 2nd is the light and dark streaking on the head with a gray central stripe. 3rd is the dark throat stripes coming from the lower madible. 4th the black streaking on the back with white edgeing around the median coverts. Last is the bill color, yellowish lower mandible and a darker upper. It looks like a winter adult to me.

The yellow patches above the eyes led me to the Grasshopper Sparrow, then some other traits of that Sparrow:
1. Striped and streaked back
2. Upper mandible is gray, lower yellow
3. single white stripe through crown

BUT, I'll caution, I'm terrible at identification... so consider this just a wild guess!

Keith

L:ooks like a Savannah Sparrow to me. The thin, buff stripe on the crown and the yellowish eyebrow are pretty good field marks, in a notoriously variable species. As Toni noted, if you have a shot showing the tail, and it's notched, then a Savannah for sure.

After looking at other pictures of the same bird it shows a notched tail and is definitely a Savannah sparrow.

Thanks much!