I love the White Crowned Sparrows, they are easy to identify. :) Also, their beautiful black-and-white head, yellow beak (found on those who breed along the Pacific Coast), and gray breast with tan sides make them look quite sporty.
Cool Fact from 'All About Birds':
"•A migrating White-crowned Sparrow was once tracked moving 300 miles in a single night. Alaskan White-crowned Sparrows migrate about 2,600 miles to winter in Southern California.
•The oldest recorded White-crowned Sparrow lived in California and was at least 13 years, 4 months old."
Regional Differences
"White-crowned Sparrows that breed along the Pacific Coast tend to have yellow bills and duller white head stripes. Birds that breed from Alaska to Hudson Bay tend to have orange bills and white or gray lores. Birds that breed east of Hudson Bay and in the Rockies tend to have pink bills with black lores that merge with the black head stripes."
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