Le Conte's Sparrow

Ammodramus leconteii

These are not good photos, but this is a hard-to-find species in central Indiana. It's an even harder species to photograph. If nothing else, these photos give a sense of what this species actually looks like in the field—furtive, shy, low-to-the-ground, in dense grass, rarely visible for more than a moment or two.

First view, the Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, 18 October 2006.

Another view, the Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, 18 October 2006. Note the lack of gray on the nape.

Another view, the Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, 18 October 2006. Note the central crown stripe is orange on the forehead.