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Is it or isn't it? This guy popped up out of the brush on September 30th, 2006 in Lake County, near Madison. I got one quick shot before he dove back in the brush, and I never saw him again. As for ID...I'm pretty sure it's a Brewer's, but not 100%. Brewer's would be pretty darn unusual for this part of the state, and the more obvious explanation would be Clay-colored Sparrow. However, the features visible on this photo fit a Brewer's much better. I feel better about the ID in that Jay Carlisle, who had been banding fall Brewer's and Clay-colored, sent me a note saying he thought it was a Brewer's, and even included photos of a Brewer's, Clay-colored, and Chipping, all in hand while being banded.
So there you go. Brewer's Sparrow. At least until somebody else tells me otherwise. ;-)

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