{"id":11468,"date":"2018-10-25T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T11:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2018-10-25T07:56:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T11:56:38","slug":"song-sparrow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11468","title":{"rendered":"Song Sparrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=11468\"}' class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/C14F523A-7E59-4615-B05F-DC198B886DED.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=11467\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/C14F523A-7E59-4615-B05F-DC198B886DED.jpeg?fit=2607%2C2473&amp;ssl=1\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1540396356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;220&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"237B312F-248F-4637-9739-EB6759AA57E3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/237B312F-248F-4637-9739-EB6759AA57E3.jpeg?fit=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/237B312F-248F-4637-9739-EB6759AA57E3.jpeg?fit=904%2C856&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"856\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1540396361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;220&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?fit=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?fit=904%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?resize=904%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11465\" data-link=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=11465\" class=\"wp-image-11465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?w=2640&amp;ssl=1 2640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?resize=768%2C690&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?resize=1024%2C920&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?resize=904%2C813&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/3C921CA6-C27F-455D-B230-F07343640C90.jpeg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I am thinking this bird is a Song Sparrow. I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I can not be sure. For one thing, there was a flock of them, feeding together in short grass between the drive and the edge of the woods and\/or hedge at Laudholm Farms in Wells Maine. They would fly up and into cover when I approached. I have seen Song Sparrows behave that way, but only during migration, and only at Cape May, New Jersey. Still, it is the right time of year. For another thing, most of the birds lacked any noticeable central breast spot&#8230;but then, Song Sparrows are notoriously variable. Finally, they seemed too small, and not \u201cplump\u201d enough, but then I generally see Song Sparrows posted up (and probably puffed up) singing. The alternatives are not good either. I have other shots from further away, and in no shot can I see even a hint of buff where it ought to be on a Lincoln\u2019s and I have never seen a Lincolns out in the open feeding as these were. Savannah? I should see at least a hint of yellow above the eye on some bird, don\u2019t you think? And way too brown for Vesper, and lacking the bold eye-ring. So, Song Sparrow. I think. Unless am just missing something obvious altogether. I am probably overthinking it, but I have seen what happens when people post pics with the wrong ID. (Not pretty!) This is one of those cases where it really would have been better to make the ID in the field, and not rely on the pics when I got home. (You can, by the way, take a look at each photo at higher resolution.) On the other hand, I really like the photos. The bit of fall foliage and the poses, etc. Great Sparrow shots&#8230;just not totally sure which Sparrow. And really, I ought to know better (or at least be more confident). \u00a0Sony RX10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode. Processed in Polarr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-11468\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11468&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-11468\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11468&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=11468&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, I am thinking this bird is a Song Sparrow. I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I can not be sure. For one thing, there was a flock of them, feeding together in short grass between the drive and the edge of the woods and\/or hedge at Laudholm Farms in Wells Maine. 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