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Help with Sparrow ID

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Posted by Harry Harris on December 28, 2010 at 7:54 AM

I took this shoot at San Joaquin Wildlife Sancturary in Irvine, CA. I think this is a Savannah Sparrow.

Posted by Luke Ormand on December 28, 2010 at 9:36 AM

I believe this is a Song Sparrow... a Savannah should have yellow on the face

Posted by Jim DeWitt on December 28, 2010 at 2:02 PM

Song Sparrow, Harry. As Luke says, a Savannah Sparrow would have a yellow "eyebrow" or supercilium.