As soon asI saw the yellow on the lores I thought the same! Sent from my iPad > On Oct 21, 2018, at 3:18 PM, Nick Tepper <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Maeve, > > > The yellow lores, pinkish bill, pink legs, side streaking, and faint eye-ring point to a Savannah Sparrow for me. The behavior of sitting up on a high post like that in what looks like an open area also helps. > > > Best, > > > Nick > > ________________________________ > From: Vermont Birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Maeve Kim <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 3:04:11 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [VTBIRD] help needed with sparrow ID > > Yesterday at Brilyea Access, we saw a sparrow with some characteristics of a Field Sparrow (short, conical, pink bill - which looked much pinker in real life than in the photo in the ebird list - and pink legs) but had either a very faint eye ring or none, and had some streaking on the sides. Any help would be appreciated! > > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49324904 <https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49324904> > > Maeve Kim > Jericho Center >