The bird was seen (but not heard again) at least 2 additional times since my first post by a few of us. It appears to favor the swale to the east of lindsey and the hayfield north of kaser in addition to the dead tree on the corner. Very skulky and not responsive to pishing. 

Good luck,

Steve

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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Cassin's Sparrow - Shelby County



Just quick note- I just located this bird in the previous location. It sang twice from the tree at the intersection of kaser and lindsey. Got a good but brief look in the scope before it was chased away by a savannah sparrow. I will stay a while- hopefully it pops up again. 

Good birding,

Steve Landes

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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cassin's Sparrow - Shelby County



Julie Karlson, Larry Jeanblanc, and I returned to Shelby County this evening

to look for the Cassin's Sparrow that Larry and Doug heard on Sunday. We

arrived at a little after 6:00 and it was fairly quiet. After a while we saw

a bird fly into a scrubby dead tree on the east side of Lindsey Road at the

end of Kaser Road. It appeared to be a Cassin's Sparrow. We remained until

just after 8:00 and saw the bird several times in that same tree. A Savannah

Sparrow also used that tree and sang often but the Cassin's Sparrow did not

sing while we were there. We listened to and watched Grasshopper and Vesper

Sparrows also. I have posted some pictures of the bird at

www.clarkcountyohioaudubon.org . I hope the pictures are good enough to

identify the bird. 



Doug Overacker

Springfield, Ohio



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