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Common Name:Sparrow, White-crowned
Scientific Name:Zonotrichia leucophrys
Family:Emberizidae
Area:Taylor Dunes Trail - Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Date:March 30, 2013

This is one of the easist Sparrows to identify with a white stripe on the top of its head, and stripes on both sides above the eyes. This top photo is the adult form, the next photo is an immature, followed by a juvenile photo, and the last photo is a nest with eggs.


Dos Reis County Park - Lathrop, California --- March 2. 2011


Dallas Retirement Village - Dallas, Oregon - - June 25, 2020


Dallas Retirement Village - Dallas, Oregon - - May 5, 2020

Reference:Western Birds by Peterson / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley