[Garym]

Just wondering if anyone can help me ID this bird I got yesterday at Nanaimo River Estuary.
With the yellow strip on the head, I thought maybe a Savannah Sparrow but, no crest on the
head, and the size of the bill , it just doesn't add up.
Thanks,
Gary Magnusson

IMG_9358 by Gary Magnusson, on Flickr

[Hawkman1234]

Western Meadowlark with a weird bill?

[zwest]

Large-Billed Savannah Sparrow.

[Hawkman1234]

Agree.