I need help with this sparrow

[Galen Frantz]

Not sure where I took this photo... or when.

[IKLland]

Sadly,I don’t think this is identifiable.

Edited December 5, 2021 by IKLland

[Charlie Spencer]

1 hour ago, Galen Frantz said:

Not sure where I took this photo... or when.

Right-click the file, select Properties, click the Details tab.  Look for Date Taken.  If you use eBird, you can find your checklist for the date to get the location.

[Birding Boy]

If possible, cropping the original image would help immensely.

[Seanbirds]

Not sure why, but I’m getting Lark/Pipit vibes from this bird…

[HamRHead]

My first thought was American Pipit

[PalmWarbler]

8 minutes ago, HamRHead said:

My first thought was American Pipit

same

[The Bird Nuts]

I think the moustacial stripe is too extensive for a pipit.  My thought was Vesper Sparrow.  I'd like to see the photo cropped though.

[Charlie Spencer]

There appears to be significant rust on the breast, for whatever that may be worth.

[meghann]

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I thought the bill was too thick for pipit, but now I'm not sure.

I can say with 100% confidence that it is, without a doubt, a bird of some sort.

Edited December 5, 2021 by meghann

[Kevin]

36 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

 My thought was Vesper Sparrow.  I'd like to see the photo cropped though.

This.

[blackburnian]

Vesper 

[RobinHood]

Apologies to the OP if I crossed the line but tried, just a quick attempt, to get some more detail out of the somewhat blurry photo (and not many pixels to work with).

[PaulK]

Not an expert but structurally that just doesn't look like a sparrow to me.

[Kadynn_H]

Kinda gives me vibes of an immature male/female Lark Bunting with the huge white wing stripe, thick bill and head pattern plus the sage habitat but it's not a perfect fit still. I know you can't remember the location but can we eliminate a few options - can you confirm this was taken in the US?(have you birded outside of the states before?).  

[IKLland]

I’d like to see the photo cropped too.

Edited December 6, 2021 by IKLland

[DLecy]

It's a Vesper Sparrow. The thick white fringes on the median coverts and the facial pattern, combined with the structurally large(ish), husky bird with a long tail make this a VESP.

[Galen Frantz]

OK, so I looked back through my day book, and this photo came from the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area on 30 AUG 2021.  I found the original series of photos and have cropped this one and one other.  Hope this helps.

[Kevin]

11 minutes ago, Galen Frantz said:

OK, so I looked back through my day book, and this photo came from the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area on 30 AUG 2021.  I found the original series of photos and have cropped this one and one other.  Hope this helps.

That totally confirms Vesper Sparrow. There is absolutely no doubt about it. 

[IKLland]

9 hours ago, Kevin said:

That totally confirms Vesper Sparrow. There is absolutely no doubt about it. 

agreed.