Is there an ornithologist in the house?

If so, go help Michael identify this bird he took a picture of earlier today. If you can, post a comment here.

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I sent my guess: juvenile Brewer's Sparrow. That's just an amateur opinion with a copy of the National Geographic field guide to North American birds and Google images.

Check out whatbird.com for a great interactive bird identifying site.