brown bird ID

Good luck with this one. This bird showed up in our yard today, in the middle of the snow storm, in the middle of town. It was clearly bigger than the House Sparrows, though it was all fluffed up. I thought the scales around the eyes was ice, but it was bilateral. Thanks in advance.

It's a female Brown-headed Cowbird Rob.

Thanks, Mia. A simple answer, but not a species I expect to find in town, in my yard. However, the snow changes all the rules :). All the fluff is what confused me, I guess.

Mia's got it. bill shape and plain brown plumage are good cues.