This looks like an American Tree Sparrow to me. Note what appears to be a breast spot in one of the photos.
Roger Everhart http://minnesotabirdnerd.blogspot.com Apple Valley, MN >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [mou-net] Late Chipping Sparrow in Bloomington (Hennepin >Co.) >Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:54:15 -0600 > >> >>The snowstorm has brought plenty of goldfinches, chickadees, >woodpeckers and >>house finches back to our yard, but we have had a surprise this >afternoon >>when we saw a sparrow that looks like a Chipping Sparrow. >> >>This is by far the latest that we have ever seen a Chipping Sparrow >here. I >>have some pictures if others would like to look and give their >opinion on >>whether it is Chipping Sparrow or not. >> >>The quality isn't the greatest because the dark lighting and the >snow >>combined to make it difficult to take clear pictures. >> >>Sparrow Back #1: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54582...@n02/5172871768/ >>Sparrow Back #2: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54582...@n02/5172267151/ >>Sparrow Front #1: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54582...@n02/5172266961/ >>Sparrow Front #2: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54582...@n02/5172266613/ >>Sparrow Front #3: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/54582...@n02/5172870746/ >> >>Thanks in advance for any help. >> >>Ben Harste >> >>---- >>Join or Leave mou-net: >http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
