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Brown and black Sparrow with gray face with brown stripe across the eye and on top of head. There's a black patch on breast and under each eye on neck. Legs and feet are copper colored.
Willow bush near Lake Hodges
I agree with Donna.
Looks like a song sparrow which has a streaky breast with a spot.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_...
Scroll down an look at pic number 3
We have both the Song and Savannah Sparrows here and I can never distinguish between the two :)
Cindy,that black patch on the chest is a distinguishing characteristic. I will have to look it up.
Spotted on Mar 1, 2012
Submitted on Mar 3, 2012
