It sure looks like a Swamp Sparrow to me!

Tony Futcher

Fred Pierce wrote:

>Swamp Sparrow? First thing I noticed was its white throat but its song was
>definitely not a White Throated Sparrow (Sibley's shows the latter to be
>quite similar in appearance). Looks like a trace of yellow at the base of
>the bill too. The song seemed more melodic and complex than the samples I've
>listened to:
>
>http://www.avialantic.com/nature/goddard/nog/spring_08/
>
>Other birds at Goddard yesterday were:
>
>Ovenbird (heard - FOY)
>Yellow Rumps
>Killdeer
>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
>Pileated WP
>Tree Swallow
>
>fdp
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