Chipping Sparrow

tags: Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Janice Sweet, 20 October 2009 [larger view]. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

tags: Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Janice Sweet, 20 October 2009 [larger view]. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. I am helping you prepare for the Christmas Bird Count by posting so many images of the Chipping Sparrow, since this is a commonly misidentified CBC species (in Illinois, at least). Review all mystery birds to date.

tags: Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Elmer Bailey Road, West Harris County, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 9 March 2007 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

tags: Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours] Image: Janice Sweet, 20 October 2009 [larger view]. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.