• Dark conical bill
• Long slightly forked tail
• Bold black and white (or tan) head stripes
• Yellow lores
• White throat contrasting with gray breast and cheeks
• Brown back with dark streaks
• Brown wings with two white wingbars
• Whitish belly

Habitat

Favor semi-open wooded areas that have sufficient shrubby growth. White-throated sparrows love to hide in brushy fencerows, in blackberry tangles, and forest edges.

Status

Abundant in Atlanta during spring and fall migration.  Many White-throated Sparrows  winter in the Atlanta area.