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Index of Subjects --0016e6509ca42f43150492580408 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I'm not professing to be any kind of expert, but on consulting various field guides it does seem that the bill is long, and the streaking on the breast is well marked, so a Saltmarsh sparrow might well fit the bill (so to speak!). BTW, the "sharp-tailed" has now been dropped from the names of Nelson's and Saltmarsh sparrows. Richard On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM, <uhoeger@dal.ca> wrote: > Hello, > > A few days ago a sparrow was playing hide and seek with me at Hartlen > Point. It wouldn't show itself out in the open and stay low and in the > cover of > the reeds (at the waterhole behind the beach facing the harbour. > I managed to get a few photos. One that shows the bird well can be found > here: > > http://myweb.dal.ca/uhoeger/webimages/sparrow.jpg > > I am pretty sure its one of the Sharp-tails (Saltmarsh is my call), but > would > appreciate feedback. > > Thanks > > Ulli > -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0016e6509ca42f43150492580408 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>I'm not professing to be any kind of expert, but on consulti= ng various field guides it does seem that the bill is long, and the streaki= ng on the breast is well marked, so a Saltmarsh sparrow might well fit the = bill (so to speak!). BTW, the "sharp-tailed" has now been dropped= from the names of Nelson's and Saltmarsh sparrows.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:48= AM, <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca">uhoeger@dal.c= a</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-le= ft: 1ex;"> Hello,<br> <br> A few days ago a sparrow was playing hide and seek with me at Hartlen<br> Point. =A0It wouldn't show itself out in the open and stay low and in t= he cover of<br> the reeds (at the waterhole behind the beach facing the harbour.<br> I managed to get a few photos. One that shows the bird well can be found<br= > here:<br> <br> <a href=3D"http://myweb.dal.ca/uhoeger/webimages/sparrow.jpg" target=3D"_bl= ank">http://myweb.dal.ca/uhoeger/webimages/sparrow.jpg</a><br> <br> I am pretty sure its one of the Sharp-tails (Saltmarsh is my call), but wou= ld<br> appreciate feedback.<br> <br> Thanks<br> <br> Ulli<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Ri= chard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T= 0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</= a><br> ###################<br> --0016e6509ca42f43150492580408--
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