[NatureNS] "Ipswich Sparrow"

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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:33:54 -0300
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I'm almost as pleased as if I'd seen a dark-phase Gyrfalcon, which I
didn't. At the very tip of East Point, aka The Guzzle, N. Grand Pre,
immediately S of the dense brushy area but out in the open grass, this
morning I found & photographed an "Ipswich Sparrow" i.e. a Sable
Island Savannah Sparrow. I've never seen one before. It was kindly
confirmed by both Richard S & Ian M.

Ian wrote "An undoubted Ipswich Sparrow, and probably an adult male
judging from its pallid plumage - first fall birds and most fall
females are a bit browner. It's an especially good find over on your
side - most move down the Atlantic Coast in migration."

I have two decent photos:

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-October-December-2011/19345301_Vgt77R#1552647505_bjQLTxz

Rick Whitman

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