White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia Albicollis
The song of the White-throated Sparrow was one of the first I learned. The bird often sings incessantly and this embedded the tune in my memory.
The bird often sings into the dark on summer evenings. Recently a neighbour asked, "You're a birder. What is the bird that won't stop singing at night." My guess was she was referring a White-throated Sparrow.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
The song of the White-throated Sparrow was one of the first I learned. The bird often sings incessantly and this embedded the tune in my memory.
The bird often sings into the dark on summer evenings. Recently a neighbour asked, "You're a birder. What is the bird that won't stop singing at night." My guess was she was referring a White-throated Sparrow.
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005.
Beadle D, Rising J. Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton UP. 2003.
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998.
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
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