Bill dusky above, pale below. Adult: yellow patch tops black crown; less distinct in winter. Immature: less-distinct yellow patch on brown crown. Juvenile: dark streaks on breast and sides.
The white-throated sparrow has a dark bill, prominent white throat, and yellow supraloral. Immature similar to immature golden-crowned, but note the latter’s dark gray bill, indistinct head ...
The red on the face of a fox sparrow is offset by gray, not white, and the bill is black and yellow, not gray like the song. — White-throated vs. white-crowned: Simplest identification marks ...
The Yellow-browed Sparrow is a short-tailed, long-legged sparrow with a relatively stout bill. Its most distinctive feature is a bright yellow eyebrow (supercilium) set against a grey head with fine ...
A chipping sparrow perches on a caged bird feeder. This individual is in nonbreeding plumage. Note that it has a rather ...
A specialty of the far West is this big sparrow. Golden-crowned Sparrows nest in Alaska and western Canada; in summer, open scrubby areas near treeline there may resound with their sad, minor-key ...
In the East, the White-crowned Sparrow is generally an uncommon migrant or wintering bird. Different populations of White-crowns often have local 'dialects' in their songs, and these have been ...