White-throated Sparrow

Bruant à gorge blanche

Zonotrichia albicollis

• Description

  The distinctive features include the white throat, the yellow eyebrows and the striping on the head. Most times the striping is black and white but there is a tan color phase which has brown and tan head stripes. The most common call is pure-sweet- canada-canada-canada. They also give a short sharp pink or a lisping tseep.

• Habitat

  Fields, Forest, Forest Edges, Mixed Woods, Suburban Forest

• Interesting Fact

  This bird prefers to stay on the ground, so the best way to attract it to your backyard is to spread some seeds on the ground around the bottom of your feeder.