White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

✨ Shiny — winter rarity
Winter only — roughly November through March✨ Shiny — winter rarity

The take

Old Sam Peabody whistled from the winter brush — the yellow eyebrow spot seals it.

How to ID it

  • Bold black-and-white (or tan) striped head with a bright white throat patch
  • Yellow spot between the eye and the gray bill
  • Scratches through leaf litter on the ground, often in flocks

Field marks at a glance

Size
small
Head
black-and-white striped with yellow lores
Call
thin whistled oh-sweet-canada

Where & when

Winter only — roughly November through March

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