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Walleye

(36,371 posts) Fri Apr 26, 2024, 01:24 PM Apr 2024

White-throated sparrow, been hanging out on my porch for a couple of days on his way somewhere, no doubt

I like the stripes on his head

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White-throated sparrow, been hanging out on my porch for a couple of days on his way somewhere, no doubt (Original Post) Walleye Apr 2024 OP

The patterns and markings are really quite fascinating! calimary Apr 2024 #1

Thank you, I've never seen a white-throat in his full breeding plumage like this Walleye Apr 2024 #2

BEAUTIFUL! AmBlue Apr 2024 #3

Thank you! Walleye Apr 2024 #8

I just saw several of them while on my way to refill the feeders :) Donkees Apr 2024 #4

Thank you, I have heard that song and wondered what it was Walleye Apr 2024 #7

What great photos. 3catwoman3 Apr 2024 #5

Thanks. Once in the winter I counted five different kinds of sparrows Walleye Apr 2024 #6

neat little flyer. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #9

Splendid photo, Walleye! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #10

calimary

(84,582 posts)

1. The patterns and markings are really quite fascinating!

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 01:27 PM

Apr 2024

WONDERFUL photos, Walleye! Thanks for sharing them with us!

Walleye

(36,371 posts)

2. Thank you, I've never seen a white-throat in his full breeding plumage like this

Reply to calimary (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 01:32 PM

Apr 2024

AmBlue

(3,444 posts)

3. BEAUTIFUL!

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 01:48 PM

Apr 2024

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Thanks for posting! Great pics!!

Walleye

(36,371 posts)

8. Thank you!

Reply to AmBlue (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 02:51 PM

Apr 2024

Donkees

(32,437 posts)

4. I just saw several of them while on my way to refill the feeders :)

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 02:27 PM

Apr 2024

They've been here all winter.

Perhaps of the most beautiful sparrow song of all is that of the White-throated Sparrow, a handsome species that breeds in northern areas where spruce and fir trees abound. The song of the male is simple yet elegant. It is composed of clear, pure whistles. There is usually a noticeable pitch change at the beginning of each song (after the first or second note) and most songs end with two or three triplets—whistles that are composed of three obvious pulses.
Individual males sing only one stereotyped song pattern, and neighboring males may sing noticeably different songs. The cadence of one common song pattern is revealed by two popular memory phrases: My Sweet, Canada, Canada, Canada and Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody.

The video footage was gathered in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The setting was an open parkland dotted with patches of Balsam Fir and Black Spruce.

Walleye

(36,371 posts)

7. Thank you, I have heard that song and wondered what it was

Reply to Donkees (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 02:51 PM

Apr 2024

3catwoman3

(25,650 posts)

5. What great photos.

Reply to Walleye (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 02:31 PM

Apr 2024

Enjoy the little cutie while you can.

We get some white-crowned sparrows, but I don't recall seeing this "flavor." The sparrows that frequent our feeders and patio never sit still long enough for good pictures. They are the very definition of "flighty' - our sliding glass door in the kitchen look out on the patio, and if I make the slightest move while in the kitchen, they all scatter immediately. If I stand stock-still at the doors, they usually stay away.

I've tried to identify how many different kinds of sparrows visit us, but their flightiness makes in damn near impossible. I know we have white-crowned sparrows, some with black throats, some with brown heads, and some that are almost monotone with minimal markings.

I enjoy watching all of them, even tho I'm not sure "who" they are.