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White-Crowned Sparrow with a strange beak
The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is easy to distinguish with its bold “bandit” head pattern of thick black and white stripes. The pale bill and grayish body are other good field marks for this species, as is its ground foraging behavior and double footed scratching hop. This is a familiar bird in the western United States and throughout Canada, but it is less common in the east.
White-Crowned Sparrow with a strange beak
The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is easy to distinguish with its bold “bandit” head pattern of thick black and white stripes. The pale bill and grayish body are other good field marks for this species, as is its ground foraging behavior and double footed scratching hop. This is a familiar bird in the western United States and throughout Canada, but it is less common in the east.