Common Name: White-throated Sparrow
Family: Buntings and American Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Genus: Zonotrichia
Species: albicollis
Observer(s): Jane Bibring
Notes: The distinctive white pattern on the throat is very diagnostic; as is the yellow lore (between bill and eye). There are two morphs (white and tan) referring to the color of the stripes on the head. Breeding pairs seem always to consist of one of each morph. These sparrows winter in the south