Dear All,
I had a juvenile White-throated sparrow in my yard above Sheridan Beach this
morning. Even though I've seen many individuals of this species during my
time in St. Louis, this bird confused me a bit at first--it was intermediate
between the juvenile and first winter birds as shown in Sibley. It's white
throat was strongly bordered in black, underneath especially, but the yellow
lores were just barely visible at close range. Near 5 pm this evening, a
large mixed flock moved through our yard, mostly composed of Bushtits and
other predictables, but it also contained a Hutton's vireo and a Townsend's
warbler.

Brien Meilleur
Lake Forest Park, WA
alexskichambe at hotmail.com