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Anyone recognize this bird? There were two of them at the Mcllellan Ranch feeders this morning and I didn’t bring a field guide with me on this trip:

Maybe a Lincoln’s Sparrow? a Juvenile Swamp Sparrow? a hybrid? Nothing seems to quite fit.

It was distinctly rufous, with white outer tail feathers.