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White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis.
October 3 to May 23+. Common migrant and winter resident. In towns it is often found in dense honeysuckle thickets and hedges. There are several summer records, but no indication of nesting.

White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys.
October 6 to May 16. Common migrant and winter resident. Inhabits open fields with well developed hedgerows and other thickets, especially multiflora rose.