Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Interior West White-crowned Sparrow Adult

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-27T05:20:58-05:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, branches, comparing, comparison, fall, Greasewood, Interior West subspecies, Interior West White-crowned Sparrow, leaves, marsh, Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, perched, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, shrub, sparrow, sparrows, subspecies, wetlands, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

When I was at Farmington Bay WMA on Monday, I found and photographed a gorgeous Interior West White-crowned Sparrow adult perched on a Greasewood shrub.

White-crowned Sparrow Adult Perched In A Hackberry Tree

By Mia McPherson|2022-10-02T05:37:15-05:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, blooming, blue sky, fruits, hackberry, Interior West, Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, perched, rabbitbrush, sparrow, sparrows, tree, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

I photographed this adult White-crowned Sparrow about two weeks ago in northern Utah while it perched on a hackberry tree on a hill with blooming rabbitbrush in the background.