{"id":135729,"date":"2024-10-16T02:06:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=135729"},"modified":"2024-10-16T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:05:11","slug":"fall-brings-white-crowned-and-white-throated-sparrows-to-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/16\/fall-brings-white-crowned-and-white-throated-sparrows-to-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Brings White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows to Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall will bring White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows back to Arkansas for their non-breeding season. I\u2019m super excited about their impending arrival.<\/p>\n

\"White-throatedWhite-throated Sparrow with an eye on me \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/320, ISO 1250, +1.o EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Both the White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows belong to the genus Zonotrichia<\/em><\/span><\/a>. The only other Zonotrichia<\/em> sparrow I am likely to see here in Arkansas and Oklahoma is Harris’s Sparrow.<\/p>\n

I’ve photographed a single Harris’s Sparrow that I found and pointed out in Utah. My photos were merely documentary images because there were lots of grasses and branches in front of the sparrow. I’d love to add a Harris’s Sparrow gallery to my site, or whatever the name for that species will be in the future<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is also the possibility of a Golden-crowned Sparrow showing up, but that would be very rare. On eBird, there are no documented sightings of the Golden-crowned Sparrow in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\"SpringSpring adult White-throated Sparrow \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 1250, +1.o EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

But, I digress. Back to the White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows I am waiting on to show up. The weather here has gotten cooler, yesterday morning it was 45\u00b0F for a low which is quite a bit cooler than it has been.<\/p>\n

I took all four of these photos back in the spring, before these sparrows migrated to their breeding grounds. I was especially happy with the White-throated Sparrow photos I took in the spring because I only found this species once while I lived in Utah. Seeing them again this fall will be a treat.<\/p>\n

\"PerchedPerched White-crowned Sparrow in spring \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I did see White-crowned Sparrows in Utah and photographed them frequently, but they weren’t the subspecies I have found here in Arkansas and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

In Utah and the West, I photographed the pale-lored Gambel’s (Z. l. gambelii<\/em>) and dark-lored Interior West (Z. l. oriantha<\/em>) subspecies.<\/p>\n

The White-crowned Sparrows I have found here are from the dark-lored subspecies Eastern Taiga (Z. l. leucophrys<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\"SpringSpring White-crowned Sparrow adult in Arkansas \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 2000, +0.7 V, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you tell I am excited and anxious for these two sparrow species to return so I can photograph them again?<\/p>\n

That doesn’t even factor in the sparrow species that will be lifers for me or the ones I have seen but haven’t been able to get decent images of.<\/p>\n

For instance, Fox Sparrows. I saw them in Utah, but every time I had one in my viewfinder, something beyond my control ruined the opportunity I had with them.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, the start of overwintering sparrow season here is about to begin. Bring it on! I’m ready.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Update: After I wrote this post yesterday a White-throated Sparrow was seen and photographed here by Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see my White-throated Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species. Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my White-crowned Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall will bring White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows back to Arkansas for their non-breeding season. 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