BirdingGirl saw a White-throated Sparrow at Bridgewater, MA The only silver lining to having to wait 50 minutes for the train this morning in frigid temps- hearing a white-throated sparrow :)
Species Information
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
A heavy-bodied and long-tailed sparrow. The most outstanding field marks for this species are its well-defined white throat, a yellow spot between the eye and the bill and, in most adults, a black-and-white striped crown. First-winter birds and some adults have tan-colored, rather than white, stripes on the head but can still be told by their neat white throats and at l... Continue Reading