CLOSED: a chipping sparrow, right?

When I snapped this bird at my new bird bath, I was thinking House Finch, but when I enlarged it I changed my mind to Chipping Sparrow.

Am I right or wrong.

A closer look

I want to say a White Throated Sparrow.

I can see how you could say that.

One on my books, Birds of Georgia Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (p123), says the White-Throated Sparrow has a "small yellow spot between the eyes (lore)" not sure what (lore) means

So, I'm not sure that's what I have. I can't see a yellow spot.

Thanks to replying.

I went online and saw this as a White-Throated Sparrow.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/white_throated_sparrow.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sdakotabirds.com/species/white_throated_sparrow_info.htm&h=327&w=428&sz=38&tbnid=pA4A7A81FB--yM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWhite-Throated%2BSparrow%2Bphoto&hl=en&usg=__bnPZCDyixcSszGL2L30O0CI534U=&ei=AMRKSrjYIOGFmQenn9mFBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=2&ct=image

This is a chipping sparrow: what do ya think?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6602454

White-throated sparrows won't be back in Georgia for months, they're all way up north now.

Hey threegardeners, that's it.

And after what claypa said, I'm sure its a chipping sparrow.

I'm closing this ID thread.

If someone disagrees, they can also chime in.

I don't disagree... chipping sparrow. The "lore" is the little fleshy interval between the eye and the bill, which is sometimes distinctively coloured.

Thanks for the education on "lore".



This message was edited Jul 1, 2009 12:55 AM

Chipping for me too

Resin

Thanks Resin.