Species: White-throated Sparrow
Most recent capture date: 10/09/2022
Age: less than seven months

Notes: Some of the most fun unusual birds look enough like a common bird that they make you do a happy little double-take. We only get a few White-throated Sparrows a year, but in size and overall impression they resemble young White-crowned Sparrows, so it can take a second to notice your good fortune. (The White-throated is on the left here, with a White-crowned on the right.)