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This was taken tonight @ Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary in Amherst, NH.   please help me ID this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdatkins/2491162546/

Can't really see the rump, but I'd guess fox sparrow. Maybe a song sparrow?

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Don't cry because it's over, smile because you were there.

I'm not good at ID'ing sparrows but I'll guess a song sparrow

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Matthew 6:26

Song Sparrow.

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Warbler Life List: 35 species
Sparrow Life List: 18 species
Owl Life List: 9 species

Savannah Sparrow gets my vote.  The breast pattern is wrong for Song Sparrow. Here's a Song Sparrow showing its nice dark breast spot:

 

Wouldn't the savannah sparrow have some yellow above the eye?

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I was wondering about that. Doesn't it look like this one has a little yellow behind its eye?

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Chris from Denver

Not a Savannah.  Song Sparrows don't all show such defined breast spots.  If it isn't a Song (which I think it is), maybe a Lincol's??  Looks too big, but I always confuse Lincolns for Songs without the breast spot.

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**MoJo's Warbler Watch** --> 21 species; Most recent-> Worm-eating Warbler (7/12)

**2008/Life Total** --> 169 species;
Most recent-> Laughing Gull (8/19), Clapper Rail (8/19

Having seen a few lately, my first guess was Lincoln's.

This is definitely a Song Sparrow.

EDIT: I will explain my reasoning.

I would expect Savannah to have a white crown stripe, yellow supercillium behind the eye, overall lighter coloration with crisper streaks on the breast and crown and fewer breast streaks. I would also expect it to have a lighter, cleaner breast than this bird, which is a grayish, dirtier looking breast typical of Song. The bill is also pretty dark on this bird, suggesting Song.

I would expect Lincoln's to have a buffy malar, grayish face above the eye, very very crisp breast streaks, with buffy wash across the breast and down the sides. This bird shows none of those field marks.

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Warbler Life List: 35 species
Sparrow Life List: 18 species
Owl Life List: 9 species

I agree with Song sparrow.