Day 180: Only a handful of Sparrow species come to my feeders, but one of the most common is the guy with the racing stripes (or bicycle helmet, whichever you prefer). White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is very easy to identify. Less frequently, his Golden-Crowned cousins show up, their heads marked by a single Mohawk streak which is bright yellow in mature birds. Young Golden-Crowneds may resemble White-Crowned at first glance, but the presence or absence of the "helmet" pattern formed by the stripes through the eyes and on the crown should resolve any confusion between the two. In any event, his hat's not keeping his head dry, not today, not for the last several days. I think he may be starting to wonder what happened to that nice spring weather we had at the beginning of the month.
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