>I hope someone can help. I spotted a sparrow at one of my feeders this
>weekend that I couldn't ID. Minimal streaking on chest, speckled head
>(brown with lighter speckles) and three spots of yellow; one on either side
>of the beak in front of the eye and one in the middle of the forehead.
>There was a white eye band on the lower eyelid.
>
>It rather looked like a grasshopper sparrow but I couldn't make a positive
>ID. Any ideas?
>
Hi Peggi,

Sounds like a Savannah to me but never saw one with yellow on forehead.
The crown stripe seems white to me, but then they are quite variable.

Diane Richardson

Diane Richardson,Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada <richd at saltspring.com>