- A group of White-throat ed Sparrows are called a; Crew / Flutter / Meinie / Quarrel / Ubiquity.
- Individuals almost always mate with an opposite morph. A male with brown stripes will prefer a female with white stripes, where a male with white stripes will prefer a female with brown.
- It comes in two morph colors a White stripe on its crown or a brown. This one is the White crown stripe.
- It nests in thickets and bush. They lay 3-6 greenish to blue eggs flecked with brown.
- They have an interesting song with a cadence of "Oh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada."
- This guy arived early in the spring.
This year I am challenging my grand kids and their friends to a "Big Year". During 2013 we will be observing, identifying, and recording all our sightings of birds.
Friday, June 14, 2013
96 White-throat ed Sparrow
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