Sparrow

After consulting my bird book, the internet, and noting other birds accompanying this one, I believe this is an immature white-crowned sparrow.  In the past I would definitely have misidentified this as a different type of sparrow. Now there is a reduced probability of misidentification!

This photo was taken at the south end of Lake Bartlett in Oswego Illinois, between the lake and the wetland.  Am transitioning to photos of woodland/meadow birds from water and shore birds.  In addition to ducks, geese, and swans, also observed house sparrows, a blue jay, cardinals, black-capped chickadees, and a downy woodpecker. The white-crowned sparrow had the best pose and lighting of photos taken this morning.