[SBB] 3 Different Zonotrichias in my yard

[Brooke Miller <[[email protected]]>]

I just, at 7:15 this evening, had 3 sparrows, all adults in breeding  
plumage, in my yard at the same time, within inches of each other:   
One WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, one GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and one WHITE- 
THROATED SPARROW (white-striped variety).  Unfortunately it was too  
dark for a photo... they would have all fit in one shot!

It is interesting to note that the white stripes (supercillium and  
median crown-stripe) on the head of the white-crowned and the white- 
throated sparrow are different in that on the white-crowned sparrow  
they run parallel  and do not meet at the back of the head, whereas  
on the white-throated sparrow the supercilliium stripes converge  
towards the center of the back of the head, although they don't quite  
meet.

Brooke Miller
Central Los Altos


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