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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Cody on April 03, 2010, 06:56:32 PM

Title: Small bird in Field
Post by: Cody on April 03, 2010, 06:56:32 PM

While I was birding in Saltfleet this morning, I came across this bird that was very small, almost the size of a Brown Creeper,  and it was prowling through the thick field. The bird would not fly away when I got near it, but instead in would run away. The lighting was very poor because of the sun, but I believe I could make out its colour and it appeared to be Sparrowish colour. The bird was in the middle of a Swampy and Thick field that had been plowed.  The bird made no sound at all and was very shy. Does anybody have any Ideas, :?:

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Post by: Halton Hills on April 03, 2010, 08:47:18 PM

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My guess would be either Song or maybe Chipping Sparrow.


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(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/T_Bone_1962/song_sparrow.jpg)

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(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h235/T_Bone_1962/ChippingSparrow.jpg)

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Post by: Cody on April 03, 2010, 09:04:35 PM

Yes, there are alot of Song Sparrows in that area, so it could have been.

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Post by: Luv2Bird on April 04, 2010, 10:32:41 AM

The bottom pic looks like a Chipping Sparrow

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Post by: GStuart on April 07, 2010, 07:40:01 AM

Another possibility of a small brown bird that loves being secretive is Winter Wren.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on April 07, 2010, 12:41:14 PM

The location, a wet plowed field, plus the fact that it was running, rather than hopping or flying, makes me suspect a small shorebird.  Maybe a Least Sandpiper?  It would be a bit early, but many things are this year.

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