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    Raul Quinones
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    Default Sparrow? Grosbeak?

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    Where: Lake Kissimmee State Park, Florida
    When: 3/2/2009

    Any help with ID will be appreciated.

    Thanks, Raul

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    Raul this reminds me most of a Song Sparrow but I've never seen one with such a large breast spot/streake.

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    This looks like a Savannah Sparrow. Notice the yellow around the face. Not sure about the dark streak either but maybe the feathers are being blown and we are seeing some dark under-plumage. Here's a Savannah from Prince Edward Island last year.

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    John I think that you're right. I completely missed the yellow! :o

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    Thanks Stephen and John.
    Not use to see this species perching in trees, normally I have seen then on the grass, and the dark streak on the chest also gave me some problems with the ID.

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