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?) > > >