Vesper sparrow

Description:

I'm identifying this as a vesper sparrow because of the small rusty patch on its shoulder. The Vesper Sparrow is a medium sparrow, black-streaked gray-brown upperparts, white underparts, and streaked breast and sides with a rusty shoulder patch. White face has brown cheek patch and white eye-ring. Wings are gray-brown with two pale bars and rufous shoulder patches. Tail is notched and dark with white edges.

Habitat:

Breeds from the Northwest Territories. Found in cultivated fields, grasslands, and fallow fields with adjacent farmed areas. This vesper sparrow was spotted on a fence post in a field which was near the Shoshone River in Cody, Wyoming.