I took the liberty of emailing Paul Lehman and Jon Dunn for comments on the 
possible Cassin's Sparrow at Pt. Lookout. Below are Paul's comments. Looking 
good! Nice find Mikey!!!
 
Tyler Bell

California, Maryland 



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From: Paul Lehman <>
To: James Tyler Bell <>
Sent: Mon, September 27, 2010 12:01:31 PM
Subject: Re: possible Cassin's Sparrow in Maryland

Hi Tyler,

Yep, looks reasonable to me!!  Overall shape, long tail, good-sized bill, and 
bland plumage all look like the correct genus. And overall color and what seems 
like a few dark streaks on the flanks just behind the leg are good for Cassin's 
(plus, realistically, Cassin's is by FAR the most likely candidate!!). The 
blurry flight shot suggests there might be small white corners to the tail, 
which is another character of Cassin's.  Good one!!

I am currently still at Gambell, but head home to San Diego tomorrow after being 
here 5 weeks. Best bird was North America's Blyth's Reed Warbler, or so we 
believe. Other goodies included Yellow-browed Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Rustic 
Bunting, Little Gull, and Tennessee and Mourning (!) Warblers.

--Paul

P.S.:  Hi Jane!


On 9/27/2010 8:44 AM, James Tyler Bell wrote: 
Jon & Paul:
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>A possible Cassin's Sparrow was located on Sunday at Pt. Lookout State Park. 
>Photos can be seen at the following web site. If you have a few minutes, we (the 
>MD birding community) would appreciate some feedback. The pix are distant and a 
>bit blurry but hopefully they have enough detail to speciate. TIA!
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>http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/5027953242/in/pool-ebird/#/photos/mikeycerw/5027953242/in/pool-437129@N20/
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> Tyler 
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