Bob Mauritsen wrote:
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> Plus one sparrow I can't ID. This description probably fits no known
> bird, since I didn't know what to really look for. But just in case it
> rings a bell, here it is. It was feeding in some leafless trees on a dike
> along the "ditch". It didn't move around much at all in the tree, just
> sort of made the most of everything in one small area. It was perhaps 8'
> - 10' above the ground. Wasn't a song sparrow. The initial impression was
> of a large, plump female house finch. Almost the same color, perhaps a
> bit grayer. But there was a noticable eyebrow the same color as the
> background chest. And no noticable stripe down the middle of the head.
> There was no central chest spot. The chest marking was similar to that of
> a song sparrow, except for the spot, but gray and perhaps more stripy.

Perhaps a Fox Sparrow?
Zach
zath at u.washington.edu