Sparrows of North Dakota
Unstreaked Sparrows
6. White-crowned Sparrow
- Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Length-7 inches
- MIGRANT
- Found at Bird Feeders
One of the most easily identifiable sparrows. Top of head in alternating pattern
of black and white stripes from beak to back of head. Beak colored an orangish-pink.
Breast a solid gray. Can be seen in good numbers at bird feeders during the
spring and fall migrations. Nests in northern Canada, Alaska and some western
states. Population made of two subspecies. Winters in the southern and western
United States.
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Melospiza georgiana)
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Zonotrichia
albicollis)
