Bird’s ID – Lincoln’s Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) is a medium-sized sparrow.
Adults have dark-streaked olive-brown upperparts with a light brown breast with fine streaks, a white belly, and a white throat. They have a brown cap with a grey stripe in the middle, olive-brown wings, and a narrow tail. Their face is grey with brown cheeks, a brown line through the eye, and an eye ring. They are somewhat similar in appearance to the song sparrow.
Their breeding habitat is wet thickets or shrubby bogs across Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern and western United States; this bird is less common in the eastern parts of its range. The nest is a well-concealed shallow open cup on the ground under vegetation.
These birds migrate to the southern United States, Mexico, and northern Central America; they are passage migrants over much of the United States, except in the west.
They forage on the ground in dense vegetation, mainly eating insects and seeds.
They are very secretive. Their song is a musical trill, but this bird is often not seen or heard even where they are common.
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Your third shot is stunning, HJ! 🙂
Thanks Donna. 🙂
A cute sparrow!
Resembles Hermit thrush with brownish tail, isn’t it?
I have seen hermit thrush in Walnut Creek, CA 🙂
It resembles even more with the Song Sparrow! Thank you Indira. 🙂
Such good pictures you took, congratulations.
Thank you so much Susan! 🙂
A plucky little guy HJ, and a real cool hairdo also 🙂
Thank you Ashley. 🙂
Lovely shots, H.J. of No. 217! I think I have spotted this sparrow here too.
Thank you very much Tiny. 🙂
Nice shots of the Lincoln’s – cute little Sparrow, unfortunately named after the guy who was best at shooting them for specimens.