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ID Help

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Posted by Philip Schwarz on May 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM
ID Help
I shot this small bird at Crex Meadows in Northern Wisconsin earlier this week but don't have any idea what it is.

Thanks for the help
Posted by Charlie Baugh on May 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM
I don't have the answer, Phil, but can recommend that for identifying birds, rec.birds newsgroup has been exceedingly helpful for me. They do not accept binary but posting a link to your image almost always gets responses. They often get images that are of poor quality but with your quality and all NPN quality I think they would seldom miss.
Posted by Mia McPherson on May 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Looks like a female Red-winged Blackbird to me
Posted by Luke Ormand on May 20, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Mia is spot on with her assessment. It appears similar to the Saltmarsh Sparrow - but the blackbird has a much longer/pointed bill and of course you would be hardpressed to feed a saltmarsh sparrow in Wisconsin!