Oh, and a very light breast spot


On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Lila Ollmann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yesterday I think I had either a Lincoln's sparrow or Swamp Sparrow at the
> end of my yard, near blackberry brambles and a wet(landish) area behind it.
>  I have never seen a Swamp Sparrow to my knowledge, and I've only gotten
> fleeting glimpses of Lincoln's sparrows which were pointed out to me on
> bird walks.  The things that stood out through my binoculars were a
> distinct Buffy/tan Malar stripe, light gray belly, not sure whether there
> were stripes on the chest or not.  It seemed a bit nervous once it saw me,
> and kept its crown and tail raised. I am not sure whether the crown was
> rusty or not! I had seen a similar bird behind my house in some brush under
> an old broken apple tree, and also thought of LIncoln's because of its
> quick sort of nervous manner.. I'm used to everything turning out
> eventually to be a song sparrow, but these birds seemed shorter in length
> and a little smaller.  Is there anything in my description that would be
> telling one way or the other? (raised crown and tail?)
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