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Sep 2, 2022

Two easily identified common sparrows...

Photos by BarrytheBirder
White-crowned Sparrow / left above
and White-throated Sparrow / right above

White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
It nests in stunted trees and thickets; winters in woodland, brushlands, and hedgerows.   Generally uncommon in much of eastern Canada and northern America states but much more numerous farther west.

 White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)
Common in eastern Canada and U.S.   Nests in brushy coniferous  and mixed woodlands.   Winters in woodland undergrowth, brush and gardens.

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Barry Wallace

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