White-throated Sparrow – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Late Autumn White-throated Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|December 14th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: autumn, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, perch, sparrow, sparrows, suburban, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I'm super excited to share autumn White-throated Sparrow photos because they are sparrows I only found one time in Utah while living in the Western U.S.

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White-throated Sparrow On A Driftwood Perch

By Mia McPherson|November 25th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, perch, sparrow, sparrows, suburban, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I'm sharing a single White-throated Sparrow photo this morning, taken two days ago in the early morning. I adore the melodic songs of these sparrows.

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White-throated Sparrow Eating A Seed On A Cloudy Morning

By Mia McPherson|November 3rd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, eating, fall, feeder, flowerbed, garden, seed, sparrow, sparrows, stone, suburban, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

This morning I'm sharing one White-throated Sparrow photo taken late last month on a cloudy day. I was thrilled to see and hear this gorgeous bird.

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Fall Brings White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows to Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|October 16th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, dark-lored, eye, feeder, garden, pale-lored, perched, sparrow, sparrows, spring, suburban, vine, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

Fall will bring White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows back to Arkansas for their non-breeding season. I’m super excited about their impending arrival.

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Spring White-throated Sparrow In Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|April 13th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, garden, grass, ground, migrant, migration, sparrow, sparrows, spring, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I believe I made it to Arkansas just in time to photograph this migrating White-throated Sparrow. These sparrows spend the winter here but will soon head north.

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White-throated Sparrow And A Bittersweet Memory

By Mia McPherson|November 4th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, Billy Fenimore, fall, Greasewood, marsh, memory, perched, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, sparrow, sparrows, uncommon at location, White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis|

Today marks the one year anniversary of me finding my first, and so far only, White-throated Sparrow perched in a greasewood in Utah at Farmington Bay WMA.

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World Sparrow Day 2022

By Mia McPherson|March 20th, 2022|Categories: American Tree Sparrows, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Brewer's Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Daggett County, Dark-eyed Juncos, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Green-tailed Towhees, Harris's Sparrow, House Sparrows, Lark Buntings, Lark Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Morgan County, Sagebrush Sparrows, Salt Lake County, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Stansbury Mountains, Summit County, Tooele County, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains, White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, American Tree Sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis, Brewer's Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, Dark-eyed Junco, Green-tailed Towhee, House Sparrow, Junco hyemalis, Lark Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, Melospiza melodia, Passer domesticus, Passerculus sandwichensis, Pipilo chlorurus, Pipilo maculatus, Poocetes gramineus, Sagebrush Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella breweri, Spizella passerina, Spizelloides arborea, Spotted Towhee, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, World Sparrow Day, Zonotrichia albicollis, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

Today is World Sparrow Day and since I love all of the sparrows on the planet I thought I'd share some of the sparrows I have photographed in North America.

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My First White-throated Sparrow Sighting In Utah

By Mia McPherson|November 5th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, Davis County, fall, Farmington Bay WMA, Greasewood, marsh, perched, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, shrub, sparrow, sparrows, Utah, White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis|

Yesterday I found my first White-throated Sparrow in Utah, photographed it, and when I pointed it out to a friend this sparrow became a lifer for them.

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