Scientific Name: Zonotrichia albicollis
Population Estimate: 140M, Least Concern status
Range / Habitat: Winters in the eastern portion of the US, though extends through Texas in the south. Summers throughout Canada. Preferred habitat is forest and bog edges.
Field Notes: Black and white striped head with yellow lores and white throat. There is also a less striking form whose head is tan-on-black (top photo). This bird shares part of its distribution with the similar White-crowned Sparrow, which lacks the yellow lores and white throat patch.
Personal Notes: Richard discovered this bird on the grounds of a fancy Washington DC hotel. We also saw dozens of this bird in migration at the MN Landscape Arboretum in late September.
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