this little one's been under my feeders all day, any ideas
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noemi
south texas

Looks like a Song Sparrow.

Alan~S Cal

...I hate to disagree with you Alan but I think I do - this looks like a Lincoln's Sparrow to me??

Ruth
Everett, WA
Zone 8

It's a Lincoln's Sparrow - note the buffy chest wash, and the gray stripe over the eye (it's a very gray looking head in general). A SOSP would not have the buffy wash and would have a lighter looking head.

Jill

Benton, ME
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon EF70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM

I Agree,So you caught me early in the morning.

Alan~S Cal

It is hard to believe, since most of us live where Song Sparrows are common, but down toward the Rio Grande Valley Song Sparrows are pretty scarce. Lincoln's Sparrows in winter are fairly common and much easier to find. To my mind Lincoln's Sparrows are far prettier than the fanciest Song Sparrow subspecies. Nice photo, because they can really skulk.