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White-crowned sparrows nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs and lay three to five brown-marked gray or greenish-blue eggs. [3] The white-crowned sparrow is known for its unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, which allows it to stay half-awake for up to two weeks during migration. [10]
Close-up of a white-throated sparrow head, with bright white throat and yellow lore White-throated sparrows prefer to forage on the ground. The white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.
Golden-crowned sparrow: north-central Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Unimak Island) and central Yukon south to the northwestern corner of the US state of Washington, and wintering from southern coastal Alaska to northern Baja California Zonotrichia capensis: Rufous-collared sparrow
Prey identified include passerine birds such as horned lark, black-capped chickadee, common starling, brewer's sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, dark-eyed junco, pine siskin, house sparrow, small mammals such as the vagrant shrew, western harvest mouse, deer mouse, long-tailed vole, meadow vole and house mouse, and reptiles such as spiny lizards.
Jim McCormac visits Slate Run Metro Park to see and hear white-crowned sparrows, especially the young birds practicing their song. Young white-crowned sparrows perfecting melody still a delight to ...
Chipping sparrow: U U - - Lark sparrow: U U U U Savannah sparrow: U U F F Grasshopper sparrow: F F - - Fox sparrow: U - F F Song sparrow: C C C C Lincoln's sparrow: U - F C Swamp sparrow - - U U White-throated sparrow - - U U White-crowned sparrow: C F C C Golden-crowned sparrow: C - C C Dark-eyed junco: C C C C Black-headed grosbeak: C C F ...
American tree sparrow: B 10 3.4 Fox sparrow: B 11 2.6 Myrtle warbler: B 4244 224.4 Ruby-crowned kinglet: B 553 243 Rusty blackbird: B 169 0.6 Swamp sparrow: B 45 25.2 Dark-eyed junco: B 580 115.4 Western palm warbler: B 25 6.6 White-crowned sparrow: B 107 47.8 White-throated sparrow: B 514 177.4 American redstart: C 118 47 Barn swallow: C 322 8 ...
Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...