Hi, Elizabeth,

Sounds like an immature White-crowned Sparrow, which has the adult head
pattern but in the chestnut and buff colors as described. Some examples at
https://www.google.com/search?q=immature+white+crowned+sparrow&rlz=1C1ZMDB_e
nUS503US587&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=891&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OaNBV
M7bAoOIigKzpoH4BA&ved=0CDQQsAQ


Good birding, Bob

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
Edgerton
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 3:12 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Montlake Fill Bird ID?

Yesterday, at the Fill, late afternoon, Bob and I had a good, long look at a
sparrow-like bird sitting in the shrubbery on the west side of Main pond.
It had an orange conical beak, smooth, pearly breast with no striations;
broad, chestnut colored stripes on top of head with a thin, light colored
stripe in-between. I think, pinkish legs. For the life of me, I can't ID
it from my guides.

An odd thing about this is that I think we saw a bird with same description
on a hike south of Paradise on Mt. Rainier (to Snow Lake) 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Any ideas?

Elizabeth Lowe Edgerton

Seattle, Wa
lizedge at mac.com

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