Photos by Barry the Birder
Very common in the east - scarce in the west
White-throated Sparrows have a conspicuous and distinctive white throat, dark bill and a yellow spot before the eyes. Upper parts are rusty-brown (see photo) They haunt the undergrowth of parks, woods, undergrowth and gardens in winter, foraging on the ground, frequently with other sparrows or juncos. They usually summer in northern forests.
Their song is a clear whistled 'Oh, sweet, canada-canada-canada'.
Adults have two colour morphs; white-striped birds usually mate with tan-stiped ones.
Their hunched short-necked posture (again see photo above) is unlike the the erect stance of White-crowned Sparrows (see photo below).
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Barrythe Birder
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