Harris's sparrow Zonotrichia querula

Identification Tips:

• Pink, conical bill
• Black patch around base of bill from crown onto breast
• Gray face in summer, tan in winter
• White underparts with streaked sides
• Tan back with dark streaks
• Brown wings with wing bars
• Long tail
• Sexes similar
• Immature plumage (Fall and Winter) similar to adult but has white throat and black flecked crown
• Juvenile plumage (Summer) similar to immature but has streakier breast

Similar species:

Adults are very distinctive with their bold face pattern. Juveniles and immatures can be identified by their pink bills, streaked sides and blackish crowns.