Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

"It nests in Canada and migrates across most of Texas, where it remains throughout the winter in all but the northern Panhandle ... A fairly large sparrow at more than six inches in length, it is streaked below and has a narrow whitish eye-ring and a dark cheek patch bordered by white."

Picture taken with a Nikon D80 using a manual Nikon 300mm f/4.5 lens.

February 24, 2007.