I first found the bird as I walked along the north end of the pond, when it flushed out into the corn field and then returned to the western tip of the pond and sat in the grasses off and on for a couple of minutes. It was last seen in the same area, though a lot skulkier once more people starting looking.
My photos are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/111137855303614931880/EarlyWinter2012#5812545633255222450 https://picasaweb.google.com/111137855303614931880/EarlyWinter2012#5812545637036839794 On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Kevin J. McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn’t get anything really good, but I have put the best of the LE > CONTE’S SPARROW photos I took this morning at the bottom of > http://picasaweb.google.com/KevinJ.McGowan/Fall2012Birds.**** > > ** ** > > First found by Tom Schulenberg on Saturday, the bird was rediscovered by > Jay this morning at the same location: Freese Rd, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., > along the pond north of Liddell Lab, on the west side of the road.**** > > ** ** > > Although none of the photos are great, they should confirm the > identification with the most important characteristics:**** > > Bright, light buffy face, the same in the supercilium as in the lores, > malar region and onto the upper chest.**** > > Thin dark streaks across the buffy upper breast. Belly unmarked white.**** > > Center of crown pale, bordered by blackish stripes on either side. **** > > Black line extending from the back of the eye over the top of the light > gray auriculars, expanding into triangular dark patch.**** > > Heavy streaking on the flanks.**** > > ** ** > > The crown stripe eliminates Nelson’s Sparrow, and the dark flank stripes > rule out Grasshopper. The bright buff face with light gray auriculars > eliminates Henslow’s Sparrow, as well as Savannah Sparrow.**** > > ** ** > > Kevin**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Kevin J. McGowan**** > > Ithaca, NY**** > > [email protected]**** > > 607-254-2452**** > > ** ** > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
