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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Above and below: A White-throated Sparrows in my yard in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/9/2008).
Above and below: I decided I couldn't let the sharply dressed White-throated Sparrows in my yard leave without posing for a few yearbook photos (Pasadena, Maryland, 4/15/2012).
Below: An adult White-throated Sparrow continues in our yard in Pasadena, Maryland (5/3/2012).
Below: Lingering White-throated Sparrows - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2012).
Below: More posing White-throated Sparrows - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2012).
Below: The numbers of lingering White-throats in our yard dropped by about 90% on 5/1/2012. This one continues in our yard on 5/2/2012.
Below: A White-throated Sparrow in our Anne Arundel Co., Maryland yard (3/1/2008).
Below: Another feeding White-throated Sparrow, this one in Calvert Co., Maryland (2/16/2008).<
Below: This very streaky young White-throated Sparrow is making its first trip south for the winter (Assateague Island, 11/17/2008).
Below: A "tan-striped" White-throated Sparrow in Charles Co., Maryland (11/1/2008).
Below: A White-throated Sparrow in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/12/2005).
This attractive sparrow is a very common winter resident throughout the Mid-Atlantic. It can be found in almost any scrubby or wooded edge habitat, usually foraging on the ground in small flocks. It's distinctive song is often put to the mnemonic, "Poor Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody." It's main call note is a high-pitched tseet.