This is probably a very common bird but I just don't know what it is.
I used my new outhouse blind for this one.
The bird is on a stick right next to a bird feeder.
Date: 3/31/09 around 4:00pm
Weather: clear
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length: 285mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/400sec
ISO: 160
Flash: non
I used a monopod
Very nice image of the Chipping Sparrow. I would recommend a couple of bird identification guides: Sibley's Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America and Sparrows of the United States and Canada, The Photographic Guide by Beadle and Rising, these will be a great aid to your bird ID and are easily carried in the field.