Bird watching: white-crowned sparrow, part II

Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor continues about the white-crowned sparrow.

Back in my post from April 26, 2016, I finally notice a white-crowned sparrow.

Recently I’ve been alerted to a certain bird call. Doubtless I’ve heard it for years, but suddenly, it’s become impossible to ignore. For weeks I’ve been wondering what bird makes it.

When I hear the call typically, I can sense a direction, but it’s from a stand of trees. Pinpointing the bird making it is never possible. I don’t hear the call many times per hour, but perhaps a few times each day. Furthermore, I hear it around town.

Yesterday morning, I heard the call, but the scenario was different: there was only one high tree nearby. On one of the topmost branches perched the caller. As I looked at the bird, it continued to utter the call. It’s a white-crowned sparrow.

I had suspected the white-crowned sparrow already, but their call here is slightly different from the ones I could find online.

Source:

allaboutbirds.org

Robbins, Chandler S. et al. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press, 1966.