Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
Above and below: A first-winter male Harris's Sparrow in Howard Co., Maryland (3/21/2009). This is the first sighting of the species in Maryland since March 2003. Thanks to Ken Clark for finding and sharing this great bird! Accepted by MD/DCRC as MD/2008-051.
We were excited to first detect the Harris's Sparrow by song. Ron Gutberlet picked it out in the distance in this cedar.