The fall sparrow push is one of my favorite times of the birding calendar. This year, I tried to mix my love for this time of year with the Fairfield big year effort into a casual attempt to notch as many species of sparrow as I could in one day in Fairfield. Today I was able to hit ten species, my overall goal. Highlights below: Sparrow Species: Eastern Towhee -- 4 birds at Hoyden's Hill Open Space, 2 birds at Pine Creek Field Sparrow -- 1 at Pine Creek, 1 at the Fairfield University Quick Center pos. Clay-colored Sparrow -- a bird that appeared just a little too quick to put the nail on the identification, although I'm feeling pretty good about Clay-colored; Fairfield University Quick Center Chipping Sparrow -- 15 at the Fairfield University Quick Center Nelson's Sparrow -- 1 at Southport Beach, a drastic decrease from yesterday Saltmarsh Sparrow -- 1 at Southport Beach Savannah Sparrow -- 5 at Hoyden's Hill, 15 at Pine Creek, 14 at Ash Creek and 2 at Jennings Beach White-throated Sparrow -- 4 at Sherman, 18 at Hoyden's Hill, 4 at the Fairfield University Quick Center, 45 at Pine Creek, 21 at Ash Creek White-crowned Sparrow -- 2 at Pine Creek (1 adult, 1 1st winter), 1 1st winter at Ash Creek Song Sparrow -- common and conspicuous at all stops Swamp Sparrow -- 5 at Sherman, 11 at Hoyden's Hill, 25+ at Pine Creek, 5 at Ash Creek and 2 at Jennings Beach Alex Burdo Fairfield >From Alex Burdo: 10/10/11 - Fairfield, Southport Beach -- 1 SALTMARSH SPARROW, 1 NELSON'S SPARROW Fairfield, Pine Creek -- 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS Fairfield, Ash Creek -- 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW