White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
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(feet)The White-crowned Sparrow breeds in northern Canada, Alaska and the western U.S. They winter in most of the U.S. and Mexico. Their black and white striped head is very noticeable. Diet includes seeds of weeds and grasses, and insects such as caterpillars, wasps, beetles. They also eat grains and berries.
Juvenile
06/23/2008 - Near Moss Landing, CA
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06/08/2009 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
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06/08/2009 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
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Female
01/09/2012 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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Female
01/30/2014 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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Female
11/15/2012 - Antelope Island, Utah
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Female
02/27/2013 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA
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Note the tongue
05/15/2013 - Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ca
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1st winter in foreground
01/09/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
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03/12/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
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11/24/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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01/17/2008 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA
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03/22/2008 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA
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10/27/2009 - Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM
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Eating a grub or worm
07/15/2010 - Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK
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