Maybe I'm missing something but could you perhaps explain why you think this not a pure Seaside Sparrow?
I am not noticing any inconsistencies, although to be fair it's difficult to evaluate a single photo of a partially obscured bird that's facing away.... As a side note, I am not aware of evidence for frequent hybridization between Seaside and Saltmarsh. However, there is extensive hybridization between Nelson's and Saltmarsh Sparrows in the 130 mile zone of overlap along the New England coastline from Plum Island in northern Massachusetts to southern Maine. Angus Wilson New York City, NY On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Juan Salas <juansalasprieto1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I apologize for the cross-posting. > I have photographed a Seaside Sparrow this morning at the Salt Marsh > Nature Center in Marine Park, Brooklyn that seems to have some features > that match Saltmarsh Sparrow. I have read that these two species hybridize > regularly. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/23604521@N00/34194070461/in/ > datetaken-public/ > What would be your opinion about this bird? > Thank you, > Juan Salas > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
