Fall is here, and the voices that tell me so are those of the crowned sparrows. There are two of these birds: the white-crowned and golden-crowned sparrow. Both arrive here in September from their … ...

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 white-crowned sparrow breeds along the Pacific Coast, in western mountains and across Canada and Alaska, and winters in much of the United States and Mexico. This bird has a gray body with a ...

A golden-yellow crown sets this sparrow apart from others. Found in western North America, it migrates in flocks, brightening up the landscape during winter. Golden-crowned Sparrow ...

Usually the earliest warblers to arrive, they appeared on migration in late April this year, often in small flocks, after wintering in the southern U. S. and Mexico. They are very versatile ...

White-crowned sparrow. I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows. ... the yellow-rumped warbler. Several purple finches, down from the North Country, were also present.

These recordings indicate the differences in the “dialects” of two subspecies of white-crowned sparrows. The song of the Gambel’s subspecies, found in Alaska, has a buzzier quality than that ...