Black-throated Sparrow was the favored ID by a majority of the replies I have received. There was one vote for Eurasian Tree Sparrow and one vote for House Sparrow. The photographer, Jack Hilsabeck and I believe that the bird was probably a Black-throated Sparrow. I hope the bird re-appears in order that a definite ID can be made. Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO gcrownkinglet AT yahoo DOT com --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Larry Lade <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Larry Lade <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Fw: unknown bird, Savannah, MO To: "Post MOBIRDS" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7:00 PM I will try the URL again, the first one did not seem to take! Unknown bird http://www.flickr.com/photos/11503968@N00/?saved=1 Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO gcrownkinglet AT yahoo DOT com --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Larry Lade <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Larry Lade <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fw: unknown bird, Savannah, MO To: "Post MOBIRDS" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:57 PM I received this email from Jack Hilsabeck and he subsequently emailed me a post of a photo of the bird. I downloaded the photo to my "flickr" account and it can be viewed here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11503968N00/?SAVED=1 Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO gcrownkinglet AT yahoo DOT com --- On Thu, 12/3/09, jack hilsabeck <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: jack hilsabeck <[log in to unmask]> Subject: unknown bird To: "Larry Lade" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:12 PM Larry: I was sent this photo of a bird that that was taken today in andrew county near Savannah, MO. The bird was feeding under a feeder and was very close. The head of the bird is towards the camera and its tail is away from the camera. It was feeding with a group of juncos and was there only briefly and did not return. What are your thoughts about the identify of this bird. He thinks he knows what it is and I think he might be right. He did see the front of the bird but did not get a photo. Jack ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:[log in to unmask]