Did you know that white-throated sparrows can mate with dark-eyed juncos?
White-Throated Sparrows
at
a Glance
Key Features:
White-throated sparrows have black and white striped heads, brown backs, brown wings, yellow between their eyes and beaks, white throats, gray beaks, buff chests, gray faces, and buff bellies.
Least Concern - Population Stable
Habitat:
Forests, backyards, fields, and parks
nesting habits:
White-throated sparrows build nests in depressions in the ground, under shrubbery, in dead vegetation, on grass out of deer hair, grass, moss, pine needles, rootlets, twigs, and wood chips.
seasons white-throated sparrows are active in our area:
Winter
Diet:
Seeds, blossoms, buds, fruits, and insects
hunting Behavior:
White-throated sparrows forage on the ground in leaf litter.
Commonly Confused With:
Song Sparrows and White-Crowned Sparrows
White-throated sparrows are often confused with song sparrows because both have black and white striped faces. White-throated sparrows have yellow between their eyes and beaks.
White-throated sparrows are often confused with song sparrows because both have brown wings and backs. Song sparrows have brown and white heads. White-throated sparrows have gray beaks.