HELP: Identify this sparrow + .wav - sparrow.wav (0/1)
Peter
I came across a sparrow on a sod farm near Momence, Illinois this
morning...in my search for the grasshopper sparrow. This bird was most
easily distinguished by the bright yellow spot that ran just above the
eyes and went towards the bill. The top of the head was brown and the
sides of the head had a white pattern that was roughly in the shape of
a rounded "Y" with the upper part of the divide running backwards from
the yellow spot and the bottom part of the divide under the eye. The
"stem" of the "Y" ran back along the head to the back of the neck.
The breast was gray-white with some light brown streaking on the sides
of the breast and a song sparrow type spot in the middle of its
breast.
I have attached my best impression of the birds song for further
assistance. I would guess that the bird is a Savannah Sparrow, but I
couldn't make a definitive ID from my National Geographic field guide
(not a good view of the breast in the book) and I can't find a
Savannah Sparrow wav.file to compare the songs.
Thanks for your help.
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birdy_100
I saw a bird such as you describe in Central New York . I couldn't find a look
alike either. I almost thought it was a juvenile Song Sparrow. or a female
English Sparrow. I couldn't tell from your sound wave either since I don't hear
too well outside with the background noise. Good birding, Sue from Cenral NY.
In article , ps...@earthlink.net~ says...
cyli
I found the .wav in the next post along.
However, it's not a good idea to put binaries in newsgroups. Ask your
ISP providers why. I'm too tired to type it in again for another
newbbie. Binary files should only be posted in groups with .binaries
in the name of the group.
On Fri, 25 Jul 1997 13:59:11 GMT, ps...@earthlink.net~ (Peter) wrote:
>I came across a sparrow on a sod farm near Momence, Illinois this
>morning...in my search for the grasshopper sparrow. This bird was most
>easily distinguished by the bright yellow spot that ran just above the
>eyes and went towards the bill. The top of the head was brown and the
>sides of the head had a white pattern that was roughly in the shape of
>a rounded "Y" with the upper part of the divide running backwards from
>the yellow spot and the bottom part of the divide under the eye. The
>"stem" of the "Y" ran back along the head to the back of the neck.
>
>The breast was gray-white with some light brown streaking on the sides
>of the breast and a song sparrow type spot in the middle of its
>breast.
>
>I have attached my best impression of the birds song for further
>assistance. I would guess that the bird is a Savannah Sparrow, but I
>couldn't make a definitive ID from my National Geographic field guide
>(not a good view of the breast in the book) and I can't find a
>Savannah Sparrow wav.file to compare the songs.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Please remove ~(tilda) from the end of my e-mail address for responses. It is intended to prevent future SPAM.
"If I die of curiosity, who will entertain you with naive questions?"
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Peter
Savannah Sparrow was my best bet...thanks for offering a secondary
opinion. You are the first person to respond with their thoughts, and
I appreciate you taking the time.
Good birding!
Peter
>It certainly sounds like a Savannah Sparrow to me. Their song consists of 2
>or more clear short notes followed by two short, buzzy trills.
>Gail